What does “yet” mean?
- 1
adverbuntil now; used in questions and negatives
Have you finished your homework yet?
- 2
conjunctionbut; despite this
The test was hard, yet everyone passed.
Yet at a glance
- Part of speech
- adverb & conjunction
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /jɛt/ · YET
How to use “yet” correctly
Use “yet” at the end of questions and negatives (“Not yet.”); use “already” in positive sentences: “I’ve already eaten.”
Common phrases with “yet”
- not yet
- as yet
- yet again
- have yet to
Synonyms, opposites and related words
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- already adverbA2before now, or earlier than expected
- ever adverbA2at any time, used mostly in questions and negative sentences
- finally adverbA2after a long time or a lot of waiting
- once adverbA2one time only
- recently adverbA2not long ago
- still adverbA2continuing until now and not finished
- suddenly adverbA2quickly and without warning
- again adverbA1one more time; another time