yet
yet is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.In addition; further; besides; over and above; still. "A little longer; yet a little longer." Dryden. This furnishes us with yet one more reason why our savior, lays such a particular stress acts of mercy. Atterbury. The rapine is made yet blacker by the pretense of piety and justice. L'Estrange.
- 2.At the same time; by continuance from a former state; still. Facts they had heard while they were yet heathens. Addison.
- 3.Up to the present time; thus far; hitherto; until now; -- and with the negative, not yet, not up to the present time; not as soon as now; as, Is it time to go Not yet. See As yet, under As, conj. Ne never yet no villainy ne said. Chaucer.
- 4.Before some future time; before the end; eventually; in time. "He 'll be hanged yet." Shak.
- 5.Even; -- used emphatically. Men may not too rashly believe the confessions of witches, nor yet the evidence against them. Bacon.
- 6.Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however. Yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Matt. vi.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- see however
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- according
- accordingly
- adventitious
- afore
- aforehand
- aforementioned
- aforesaid
- already
- antecedence
- antecedent
- anterior
- anteriority
- anticipate
- are
- attitude
- attribution
- before
- beforehand
- being
- case
- causation
- certain
- circumstance
- circumstantial
- come
- conditional
- conditionally
- conjunctive
- context
- contingency
- contingent
- crisis
- critical
- dawn
- dependence
- early
- emergence
- emergency
- environment
- ere
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is yet.
- What is at the same time; by continuance from a former state; still. Facts they had heard while they were yet heathens. Addison called?
- What is before some future time; before the end; eventually; in time. "He 'll be hanged yet." Shak called?
- What is even; -- used emphatically. Men may not too rashly believe the confessions of witches, nor yet the evidence against them. Bacon called?
- What is nevertheless; notwithstanding; however. Yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Matt. vi called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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