📒 used in negative sentences and questions to talk about something that has not happened but that you expect to happen
- (British English) I haven't received a letter from him yet.
- (North American English) I didn't receive a letter from him yet.
- not yet ‘Are you ready?’ ‘No, not yet.’
📒 now; as soon as this
- Don't go yet.
- We don't need to start yet.
📒 used to emphasize an increase in number or amount or the number of times something happens
- yet more… snow, snow and yet more snow
- yet another… yet another diet book
- yet again Prices were cut yet again (= once more, after many other times).
📒 used to emphasize that something is the best, longest, etc. thing of its kind made, produced, written, etc. until now/then
- the most comprehensive study yet of his music
- It was the tallest building yet constructed anywhere.
📒 from now until the period of time mentioned has passed
- He'll be busy for ages yet.
- They won't arrive for at least two hours yet.
📒 used to say that something could, might, etc. happen in the future, even though it seems unlikely
- We may win yet.
- (formal) She could yet surprise us all.
📒 used to emphasize an increase in the degree of something (= how bad, important, etc. it is)
- a recent and yet more improbable theory
📒 until now or until a particular time in the past
- an as yet unpublished report
- As yet little was known of the causes of the disease.
📒 used to say that while one thing is good, another thing is even better
- You can see and, better yet, hear the effects of these changes on their website.
- I wanted to make my parents proud by becoming a lawyer or, better yet, a doctor.
📒 not now but probably quite soon
- I can't give you the money just yet.
📒 used to comment on something that was almost successful but in fact failed