yet

yet
/yet/, adv.
1. at the present time; now: Don't go yet. Are they here yet?
2. up to a particular time; thus far: They had not yet come.
3. in the time still remaining; before all is done: There is yet time.
4. from the preceding time; as previously; still: He came here on a vacation 20 years ago, and he is here yet.
5. in addition; again: The mail brought yet another reply.
6. moreover: I've never read it nor yet intend to.
7. even; still (used to emphasize a comparative): a yet milder tone; yet greater power.
8. though the case be such; nevertheless: strange and yet very true.
9. as yet. See as1 (def. 27).
10. though; still; nevertheless: It is good, yet it could be improved.
[bef. 900; ME yet(e) (adv. and conj.), OE giet(a) (adv.); c. MHG ieze yet, now > G jetzt now]
Syn. 10. See but1.

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