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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Yet  \Yet\,  conj. 
  Nevertheless;  notwithstanding;  however. 
 
  Yet  I  say  unto  you  That  even  Solomon  in  all  his  glory 
  was  not  arrayed  like  one  of  these  --Matt.  vi 
  29. 
 
  Syn:  See  {However}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Yet  \Yet\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Any  one  of  several  species  of  large  marine  gastropods 
  belonging  to  the  genus  {Yetus},  or  {Cymba};  a  boat  shell. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Yet  \Yet\,  adv  [OE.  yet  [yogh]et,  [yogh]it,  AS  git,  gyt, 
  giet,  gieta;  akin  to  OFries  ieta,  eta,  ita,  MHG.  iezuo 
  ieze,  now  G.  jetzo  jetzt.] 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  yet 
  adv  1:  up  to  the  present  time;  "I  have  yet  to  see  the  results"; 
  "details  are  yet  to  be  worked  out" 
  2:  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";  "the  sun  isn't  up  yet"  [syn:  {so 
  far},  {thus  far},  {up  to  now},  {hitherto},  {heretofore},  {as 
  yet},  {til  now},  {until  now}] 
  3:  to  a  greater  degree  or  extent;  used  with  comparisons; 
  "looked  sick  and  felt  even  worse";  "an  even  (or  still) 
  more  interesting  problem";  "still  another  problem  must  be 
  solved";  "a  yet  sadder  tale"  [syn:  {even},  {still}] 
  4:  within  an  indefinite  time  or  at  an  unspecified  future  time; 
  "he  will  understand  eventually";  "he  longed  for  the 
  flowers  that  were  yet  to  show  themselves";  "sooner  or 
  later  you  will  have  to  face  the  facts";  "in  time  they  came 
  to  accept  the  harsh  reality"  [syn:  {eventually},  {sooner 
  or  later},  {in  time},  {one  of  these  days}] 
  5:  used  after  a  superlative;  "this  is  the  best  so  far";  "the 
  largest  drug  bust  yet"  [syn:  {so  far}] 
  6:  despite  anything  to  the  contrary  (usually  following  a 
  concession);  "although  I'm  a  little  afraid,  however  I'd 
  like  to  try  it";  "while  we  disliked  each  other 
  nevertheless  we  agreed";  "he  was  a  stern  yet  fair  master"; 
  "granted  that  it  is  dangerous,  all  the  same  I  still  want 
  to  go"  [syn:  {however},  {nevertheless},  {withal},  {still}, 
  {all  the  same},  {even  so},  {nonetheless},  {notwithstanding}] 




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