yet

yet  (yt)

adv.

1. At this time; for the present: isn't ready yet.

2. Up to a specified time; thus far: The end had not yet come.

3. At a future time; eventually: may yet change his mind.

4. Besides; in addition: returned for yet another helping.

5. Still more; even: a yet sadder tale.

6. Nevertheless: young yet wise.

conj.

And despite this; nevertheless: She said she would be late, yet she arrived on time.

Idiom:

as yet

Up to the present time; up to now.

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[Middle English, from Old English get; see i- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: In formal writing, yet in the sense "up to now" is normally used with an accompanying verb in the present perfect rather than in the simple past. Thus, one would say He hasn't started yet, not He didn't start yet. The use of yet with the simple past is common in speech and may be appropriate for informal writing.

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yet [jɛt]

sentence connector

nevertheless; still; in spite of that I want to and yet I haven't the courage she is strange yet kind

adv

1. (usually used with a negative or interrogative) so far; up until then or now they're not home yet is it teatime yet?

2. (often preceded by just; usually used with a negative) now (as contrasted with later) we can't stop yet

3. (often used with a comparative) even; still yet more potatoes for sale yet another problem family

4. eventually, in spite of everything we'll convince him yet

as yet so far; up until then or now

[Old English gēta; related to Old Frisian jēta]

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	yet - up to the present time; "I have yet to see the results"; "details are yet to be worked out"
	2.	yet - 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" as yet, heretofore, hitherto, so far, thus far, til now, until now, up to now
	3.	yet - 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" even, still
	4.	yet - within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time; "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" in time
	5.	yet - used after a superlative; "this is the best so far"; "the largest drug bust yet" so far
	6.	yet - 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 the same I still want to go" all the same, even so, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, withal, still

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yet

adverb

1. so far, until now, up to now, still, as yet, even now, thus far, up till now, up to the present time They haven't finished yet.

2. now, right now, just now, so soon, already Don't get up yet.

3. still, further, in addition, as well, moreover, besides, to boot, additionally, over and above, into the bargain This weekend yet more uniformed soldiers were posted at official buildings.

conjunction

nevertheless, still, however, for all that, notwithstanding, just the same, be that as it may I don't eat much, yet I am a size 16.

Translations

yet [jet]

A. ADV

1. (= now, up to now, by now) → todavía, aún
he hasn't come yet → todavía or aún no ha llegado, no ha llegado todavía or aún
don't go (just) yet → no te vayas todavía, quédate un rato
need you go yet? → ¿tienes que irte ya?
as yet → todavía, por ahora
we haven't heard anything as yet → todavía or por ahora no sabemos nada
not yet → todavía or aún no
"are you coming?" - "not just yet" → -¿vienes? -todavía or aún no

2. (= to date) → hasta ahora
this is his best film yet → es su mejor película hasta ahora

3. (= still) → todavía, aún
there's hope for me yet → todavía or aún tengo esperanzas
that question is yet to be decided → está todavía por or sin decidir, aún está por or sin decidir
he may yet succeed → todavía puede que lo consiga, puede que aún lo consiga
it won't be dark for half an hour yet → todavía or aún queda media hora para que anochezca

4. (= even) → todavía, aún
the queues are likely to grow longer yet → es probable que las colas se hagan aún or todavía más largas
better yet, let him buy them for you for Christmas → mejor aún, deja que te los regale por Navidad
yet again → otra or una vez más
they are celebrating yet another victory → están celebrando otra or una victoria más
many were killed, yet more have been left homeless → muchos resultaron muertos y aún or todavía más han perdido sus hogares

5. (frm) nor yet → ni

B. CONJ (= in spite of everything) → sin embargo, con todo; (= but) → pero
I told him several times, yet he still hasn't done it → se lo dije varias veces, (y)sin embargo no lo ha hecho
a powerful yet fragile piece of equipment → un equipo potente pero frágil

YET

In questions

• When yet is used in affirmative questions, translate using ya:

Is Mary here yet? ¿Está aquí María ya? Have they arrived yet? ¿Han llegado ya?
In negatives

• When not ... yet is used in statements or questions, translate using todavía no or aún no, both of which can go at either the beginning or the end of the sentence:

My parents haven't got up yet Mis padres no se han levantado todavía or aún, Todavía or Aún no se han levantado mis padres Haven't they done it yet? ¿No lo han hecho todavía or aún?, ¿Todavía or Aún no lo han hecho?
Meaning "to date"

• When yet follows a superlative or never and means "to date", translate using hasta ahora:

It's the best (one) yet Es el mejor hasta ahora I've never been late yet Hasta ahora no he llegado nunca con retraso
Meaning "still"

In predictions

• When yet is used in predictions about the future, translate using todavía or aún:

The economic crisis will go on for some time yet La crisis económica continuará todavía or aún algún tiempo They will be a long time yet Todavía or Aún tardarán bastante en venir
With to-INFINITIVE

• When yet is followed by to + ((VERB)), translate using todavía por or sin + ((INFINITIVE)) or aún por or sin + ((INFINITIVE)):

The house is yet to be cleaned La casa está todavía por or sin limpiar La casa está aún por or sin limpiar
Meaning "even"

• When yet precedes a comparative and means "even", translate using todavía or aún:

There is yet more rain to come in the north Todavía or Aún habrá más precipitaciones en el norte Yet bigger satellites will be sent up into orbit Se pondrán en órbita satélites todavía or aún más grandes

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yet [ˈjɛt]

adv

(in negatives) (= up to now) → encore
It's not finished yet → Ce n'est pas encore fini.
not yet → pas encore
not as yet → pas encore
There's no news as yet → Nous n'avons pas encore de nouvelles.
No one, as yet, is suspicious
BUT Personne, pour l'instant, n'a de soupçons.

(in questions)
Have you finished yet?
BUT Vous avez fini?.
just yet → déjà
Must you go just yet? → Dois-tu déjà partir?

(with superlatives) (= so far) the best yet → le* meilleur* jusqu'à maintenant(la)(e)
the fastest yet → le* plus rapide jusqu'à maintenant(la)
He finished in 22 seconds, his fastest time yet → Il a fini en vingt-deux secondes, son temps le plus rapide jusqu'à maintenant.

not yet (= not so soon) → pas tout de suite
He can't go home yet → Il ne peut pas rentrer à la maison tout de suite.
not just yet → pas tout de suite
I don't need to go just yet → Je n'ai pas besoin de partir tout de suite.
Don't come in just yet → N'entrez pas tout de suite.

(= still) → encore
There may yet be time → Il est peut-être encore temps.
to have yet to do sth → ne pas encore avoir fait qch

(= from now) a few days yet → encore quelques jours
He won't arrive for a few days yet → Il n'arrivera pas avant quelques jours., Il n'arrivera pas avant quelques jours encore.
for some time yet → encore quelque temps

(with comparatives) (= even) → encore
They would criticize me, or worse yet, pay me no attention → Ils me criticaient, ou pire encore, ne m'accordaient aucune attention.
yet another → encore un(e)
yet again → une fois de plus

conj → mais

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yet

adv

(= still) → noch; (= thus far) → bis jetzt, bisher; they haven’t yet returned or returned yet → sie sind noch nicht zurückgekommen; this is his best book yet → das ist bis jetzt sein bestes Buch, das ist sein bisher bestes Buch; as yet (with present tenses) → bis jetzt, bisher; (with past) → bis dahin; no, not yet → nein, noch nicht; I’ve hardly begun yet → ich habe noch gar nicht richtig angefangen; not just yet → jetzt noch nicht; don’t come in (just) yet → komm (jetzt) noch nicht herein; you ain’t seen nothing yet (inf) → du hast noch gar nichts gesehen

(with interrog: = so far, already) → schon; has he arrived yet? → ist er schon angekommen?, ist er schon da?; do you have to go just yet? → müssen Sie jetzt schon gehen?

(with affirmative: = still, remaining) → noch; they have a few days yet → sie haben noch ein paar Tage; we’ve got ages yet → wir haben noch viel Zeit; not for some time yet → noch nicht so schnell or bald; a yet to be decided question → eine noch unentschiedene Frage, eine Frage, die noch entschieden werden muss; I’ve yet to learn how to do it → ich muss erst noch lernen, wie man es macht; and they are doubtless waiting yet → und sie warten zweifellos noch immer; he is yet alive → er lebt noch

(with comp: = still, even) → noch; this is yet more difficult → dies ist (sogar) noch schwieriger; yet more money → noch mehr Geld

(= in addition) (and) yet again → und wieder, und noch einmal; and yet again they rode off → und sie ritten wieder weg; another arrived and yet another → es kam noch einer und noch einer

(with future and conditional: = before all is over) → noch; he may come yet or yet come → er kann noch kommen; he could come yet → er könnte noch kommen; I may yet go to Italy → ich fahre vielleicht noch nach Italien; I’ll do it yet → ich schaffe es schon noch

(liter) nor yet → noch; they didn’t come nor yet write → sie sind weder gekommen, noch haben sie geschrieben

conj → doch, dennoch, trotzdem; and yet → und doch or trotzdem or dennoch; it’s strange yet true → es ist seltsam, aber wahr

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yet [jɛt]

1. adv

a. (already, up to now, so far) → già; (now, by now) → ancora
I wonder if he's come yet → mi chiedo se non sia già arrivato
not yet → non ancora
he hasn't come yet → non è ancora arrivato
it is not finished yet → non è ancora finito
I needn't go (just) yet → non è ancora il momento di andare
don't go (just) yet → non andare già via
this is his best film yet → finora questo è il suo film migliore
as yet → per ora, finora

b. (still) → ancora
he may come yet, he may yet come → può ancora arrivare
that question is yet to be decided → quella questione è ancora da decidere
I'll do it yet! → prima o poi ce la farò!

c. (in addition, even) yet again → di nuovo
yet another/more → ancora un altro/più
yet once more → ancora una volta
a few days yet → ancora qualche giorno

d. (frm) nor yet → tanto meno
I do not like him, nor yet his sister → lui non mi piace, e tanto meno sua sorella

2. conj → ma, tuttavia
and yet → eppure, tuttavia
it was funny, yet sad at the same time → era buffo e triste nel contempo
and yet I enjoyed it → e tuttavia mi è piaciuto

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yet

adv yet [jet]

1 up till now He hasn't telephoned yet; Have you finished yet?; We're not yet ready. nog حَتّى الآن все още dosud, už endnu noch, schon ακόμη todavía, aún senini, juba, veel هنوز vielä jusqu'à présent עֲדַיִן, לְפִי שָׁעָה अब, इस समय već (kérdésben:) már; (tagadásban:) még sampai sekarang ennþá, enn sem komið er ancora; già まだ 지금까지는 dar, jau vēl ne sudahkah nog (niet) ennå jeszcze, już ainda încă, până acum до сих пор; (всё) ещё ešte, už še; že već än, ännu ตราบจนกระทั่งบัดนี้ henüz, daha, hâlâ 還沒，尚未 ще, все ще اب تک chưa 还，尚未

2 used for emphasis He's made yet another mistake / yet more mistakes. nog تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّوْكيد още ještě endnu noch ακόμη (για έμφαση) aún veel برای تاکید بیشتر استفاده می شود vielä encore עוֹד तब तक, उस समय तक još még (egy, több) masih enn, ennþá ancora さらに (강조) 아직도, 여전히 dar vēl lagi nog enda, nok (en feil, osv.) jeszcze ainda încă ещё ešte še još ännu, ytterligare ยังคง; ยิ่งกว่านั้น bir kez daha 再，又 ще مزید ، اور بھی lại nữa 再，又

3 (with a comparative adjective) even a yet more terrible experience. nog حتّى، تُسْتَعْمَل مع دَرَجة المُقارَنَه дори ještě endnu noch ακόμη (σε σύγκριση) aún, todavía veel(gi) حتی؛ هم vielä encore עוֹד इससे भी अधिक, और भी još még több bahkan jafnvel, enn もっと (비교급을 강조하여) 한층 더, 게다가 또 dar vēl lagi nog enda jeszcze ainda încă даже, ещё ešte še čak ännu ยัง ... bile, hatta (daha da) 更加 ще; навіть اور بھی thậm chí 而又

conj

but; however He's pleasant enough, yet I don't like him. maar, tog لكِن، مع ذلِك но přesto, ale alligevel; ikke desto mindre doch παρ' όλα αυτά, ωστόσο pero, aunque siiski با این وجود silti pourtant עֲדַיִן, אַף-עַל-פִּי-כֵן फिर भी, परंतु, किन्तु ipak mégis; mégsem namun en samt; engu að síður tuttavia, eppure, però しかし 그렇지만 tačiau, nepaisant to tomēr; taču walau bagaimana pun toch likevel, dog mimo to, jednak contudo dar; totuşi но; однако, тем не менее ale, však, no, napriek tomu kljub temu ipak ändå, i alla fall ถึงอย่างนั้น fakat, ama 然而，但是 проте; все ж تاہم tuy nhiên 然而

as yet

up to the time referred to, usually the present I haven't had a book published as yet. nog nie حَتّى الآن до сега až dosud endnu bis jetzt έως τώρα hasta ahora seni تا کنون؛ هنوز vielä encore, jusqu'ici עַד כֹּה जैसा भी još még eddig sampai sekarang hingað til, fram að þessu finora 今までのところ 아직까지 iki šiol vēl ne sehingga hari ini tot dusver så langt, ennå, opptil nå jak dotąd por enquanto încă, până acum пока ещё dosiaľ, zatiaľ doslej do sada än så länge, hittills ถึงอย่างนั้น henüz, daha 到目前為止 поки, досі تاحال cho đến nay 到目前为止

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yet → حتى الآن přesto endnu bisher ακόμα todavía vielä encore još ancora まだ 아직 nog ennå jeszcze ainda еще än จนกระทั่งบัดนี้ yine de chưa 仍