Yet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

up to the present time

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈɛt/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈɛt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈɛt/

1 syllable Say it as /jˈɛt/.

Examples

I have yet to see the results
details are yet to be worked out
So far he hasn't called

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hitherto even so notwithstanding in time even still up to now all the same however so far as yet withal nonetheless til now until now nevertheless heretofore thus far

Parts of Speech

adverb	up to the present time “I have yet to see the results”
adverb	used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time “So far he hasn't called”
adverb	to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons “looked sick and felt even worse”
adverb	within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time “he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves”
adverb	used after a superlative “this is the best so far”
adverb	despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession) “although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

noch

bis in die Gegenwart

🇫🇷French

encore

jusqu'à l'heure actuelle

🇪🇸Spanish

todavía

hasta el presente

🇮🇹Italian

Ancora

fino ai giorni nostri

🇳🇱Dutch

nog

tot op de huidige tijd

🇵🇹Portuguese

ainda

até o momento

🇷🇺Russian

еще

до настоящего времени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभी तक

वर्तमान समय तक

🇧🇩Bengali

এখনো

বর্তমান সময় পর্যন্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

இன்னும்

தற்போதைய நேரம் வரை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇంకా

ప్రస్తుత సమయం వరకు

🇮🇳Marathi

तरीही

सध्याच्या काळापर्यंत

🇮🇳Gujarati

હજુ સુધી

વર્તમાન સમય સુધી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇನ್ನೂ

ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಸಮಯದವರೆಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇനിയും

ഇന്നത്തെ കാലം വരെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਜੇ ਤੱਕ

ਮੌਜੂਦਾ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

ابھی تک

موجودہ وقت تک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

然而

到目前为止

🇯🇵Japanese

まだ

現在に至るまで

🇰🇷Korean

아직

현재까지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chưa

tính đến thời điểm hiện tại

🇹🇭Thai

ยัง

จนถึงปัจจุบัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

belum

hingga saat ini

🇵🇭Filipino

pa

hanggang sa kasalukuyan

🇲🇾Malay

belum lagi

sehingga kini

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حتى الآن

حتى الوقت الحاضر

🇮🇷Persian

هنوز

تا زمان حال

🇹🇷Turkish

henüz

şu ana kadar

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוּלָם

עד למועד הנוכחי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'yet'?

The primary meaning of 'yet' is 'up to the present time'.

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Using 'yet' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'yet' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'yet' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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