Yet can introduce a contrast, refer to the future, or to something that you need more of. You can like a class, yet feel it's too hard. You may need to study hard yet again to try to pass a re test. And even if an exam hasn't happened yet, you might worry it will be a disaster.
Any one of several species of large marine gastropods belonging to the genus
Adverb
to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale"
Adverb
despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I''m a little afraid, however I''d like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all t
Adverb
up to the present time; "I have yet to see the results"; "details are yet to be worked out"
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"; "the sun isn''t up yet"
Adverb
used after a superlative; "this is the best so far"; "the largest drug bust yet"
Adverb
within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time; "he will understand eventually"; "he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves"; "sooner or later you will have to face the facts"; "in time they came to accept the harsh reality"
n.
Any one of several species of large marine gastropods
belonging to the genus Yetus, or Cymba; a boat shell.
adv.
In addition; further; besides; over and above; still.
adv.
At the same time; by continuance from a former state; still.
adv.
Up to the present time; thus far; hitherto; until now; --
and with the negative, not yet, not up to the present time; not as soon
as now; as, Is it time to go? Not yet. See As yet, under As, conj.
conj.
Before some future time; before the end; eventually; in
time.
conj.
Even; -- used emphatically.
conj.
Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however.
Yet
Yet
This furnishes us with yet one more reason why our savior, lays such a particular stress acts of mercy.
The rapine is made yet blacker by the pretense of piety and justice.2.
Facts they had heard while they were yet heathens.3.
Ne never yet no villainy ne said.4.
Men may not too rashly believe the confessions of witches, nor yet the evidence against them.
Yet
Yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Any one of several species of large marine gastropods belonging to the genus
In addition; further; besides; over and above; still.
Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however.
Usage Examples
A Bachelor of Arts is one who makes love to a lot of women, and yet has the art to remain a bachelor.
A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn.
A great deal has been written in recent years about the purported lack of motivation in the children of the Negro ghettos. Little in my experience supports this, yet the phrase has been repeated endlessly, and the blame in almost all cases is placed somewhere outside the classroom.
A rare experience of a moment at daybreak, when something in nature seems to reveal all consciousness, cannot be explained at noon. Yet it is part of the day's unity.
All great enterprises have a pearl of faith at their core, and this must be ours: that Americans are still a people born to liberty. That they retain the capacity for self-government. That, addressed as free-born, autonomous men and women of God-given dignity, they will rise yet again to drive back a mortal enemy.
All faith consists essentially in the recognition of a world of spiritual values behind, yet not apart from, the world of natural phenomena.
After the desperate years of their own war, after six years of repression inside Spain and six years of horror in exile, these people remain intact in spirit. They are armed with a transcendent faith they have never won, and yet they have never accepted defeat.
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Other Usage ExamplesA line from one of my 1997 columns - 'Do one thing every day that scares you' - is now widely attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, though I have yet to see any evidence that she ever said it and I don't believe she did. She said some things about fear, but not that thing.
A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.
Almost no one is foolish enough to imagine that he automatically deserves great success in any field of activity yet almost everyone believes that he automatically deserves success in marriage.
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
A good businessman never makes a contract unless he's sure he can carry it through, yet every fool on earth is perfectly willing to sign a marriage contract without considering whether he can live up to it or not.
A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in the peace process leading towards a real peace.
After these three novels I gave up writing novels for a time I was dissatisfied with romantic doom, yet didn't see much way around it.
A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.
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