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Definition yet

Etymology 1

From Middle English yet, yit, from Old English ??et, g?ta, from Proto-Germanic *juta (compare West Frisian jit, jitte (�yet�), Dutch ooit (�ever�), German jetzt (�now�)), compound of (1) *ju (�ever�, adverb) (see aye), from Proto-Indo-European *h?yew-, accusative of *h?�yu (�long time�) and (2) the intensifying enclitic *-ta, from Proto-Indo-European *do. More at aye and -th.

Adverb

yet (not comparable)

1. (usually with negative) Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified time.
2. Continuously up to the current time; still.
3. At some future time; eventually.
4. (after certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.
5. In addition.
6. (degree) Even.

Conjunction

yet

1. Nevertheless; however; but; despite that.

Etymology 2

From Middle English yeten, from Old English ??otan (�to flow, pour�), from Proto-Germanic *geutan? (�to flow, pour�), from Proto-Indo-European *??ewd- (�to pour�). Cognate with Scots yat (�to yet�), West Frisian jitte (�to scatter, shed, pour�), Dutch gieten (�to pour, cast, mould�), German gie�en (�to pour, cast, mould�), Swedish gjuta (�to pour, cast�). More at yote.

Verb

yet (third-person singular simple present yets, present participle yetting, simple past and past participle yetted)

1. (dialectal) To melt; found; cast, as metal.

Noun

yet (plural yets)

1. (dialectal) A metal pan or boiler; yetling.

Etymology 3

From Old English gietan.

yet (third-person singular simple present yets, present participle yetting, simple past yot, past participle yotten)

1. (nonstandard, West Country) To get.

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