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adverb

ˈyet How to pronounce yet (audio)
Definition of yetnext
1
as in eventually
at a later time we may yet figure it out

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2
as in then
in addition to what has been said offered yet another option for our planned tour of Europe

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3
as in however
in spite of that the hikers were scared, and yet they continued to go deeper into the cave

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4
as in previously
up to this or that time we have yet to win a single game she had yet to accomplish a single thing

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yet

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conjunction

as in but
if it were not for the fact that it feels like summer, yet according to the calendar we're still in early spring

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Recent Examples of yet
Adverb
This data is only an estimate as OpenAI has yet to reveal its own user numbers. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025 Ten years on, Activity Rings remains one of the best examples yet of fitness gamification. — Adrienne So, Wired News, 24 Apr. 2025 He has not yet been arraigned on the federal charges. — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025 Read More: How Trump’s Tariffs Could Lead to a Global Recession The turmoil isn’t over yet, either. — Time, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for yet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yet
  1. eventually
  2. then
  3. however
  4. but
  5. finally
  6. either
  7. though
  8. someday
Adverb
  • For large portion of this year, Pope Francis resided at Rome's Gemelli University Hospital due to a litany of health issues, including bilateral pneumonia, before eventually succumbing to a stroke and irreversible heart failure.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • In the Vice President’s telling, love emanates in concentric circles, beginning with those closest to us and eventually to the rest of the world.
    — Randall Balmer, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Definition of eventually
Adverb
  • Eventually, Vásquez returned to Daikin Park and then took the team charter to Detroit, which landed around at 3:30 a.m. yesterday.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Is this going to be a pope then that engages politically differently?
    — Nia Dumas, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
Definition of then
Adverb
  • The stock is still down almost 30% so far this year, however.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Both groups, however, have worked together on previous film and TV tax credit proposals.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Definition of however
Conjunction
  • But scientists and doctors say things aren’t that simple — and a belief that exposing children to marijuana, either directly or indirectly, is harmless isn’t supported by the facts.
    — Daniel M. Jimenez, The Cannifornian, 22 June 2017
  • But with a full and volatile season behind them, the two have grown closer, prompting check-ins from Bradford last month, seeking tidbits from his coach who watched OTA practices on a tablet from his Kentucky retreat.
    — Chad Graff, Twin Cities, 15 June 2017
Definition of but
Adverb
  • Travis Sanheim, meanwhile, was never the same after the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, at one point going 15 straight games without a point, and finally ending a 40-game goal drought on March 22.
    — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Florida finally got its second two-star Michelin restaurant.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Definition of finally
Adverb
  • These weren’t reactionary opinions in the moment, either.
    — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • There is no evidence for this either. 2010-approximately 2017 - Santos claims to work in asset management at Citigroup.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Definition of either
Adverb
  • This is not the Premier League choosing to unfairly scrutinise the club, though.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
  • This year, though, storms and clouds are in the forecast that could obscure the view in the northern and eastern United States.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Definition of though
Adverb
  • The output from there will someday feed the Texas plant, which is in development in Seadrift, Texas, on 149 acres adjacent to a 4,700-acre chemical plant operated for more than 60 years by Union Carbide and Dow Chemical.
    — Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The president dished on whether Kai would be able to beat him on the course someday.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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