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Added 9 October 2026

yet

/jɛt/ adverb

In Latin: hactenus, adhuc Wiktionary

adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about yet at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Up to the present time.
I have yet to see the results
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
To a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons.
looked sick and felt even worse

Origin

Inherited from Middle English yet, yit, from Old English ġīet, gȳta, from Proto-West Germanic *jūta, from Proto-Germanic *juta (compare West Frisian jit, jitte (“yet”), Dutch ooit (“ever”), German jetzt (“now”)), compound of (1) *ju (“already”, adverb), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-, accusative of *h₂óyu (“long time”) and (2) the Proto-Germanic *ta (“to, towards”), from Proto-Indo-European *do. More at aye and -th.

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