yet

adverb
/jɛt/

Thus far; up to the present; up to some unspecified time.

Other meanings

In negative or interrogative use, often with an expectation or potential of something happening in the future.
In negative imperative use, asking for an action to be delayed.

Example sentences

“The code has yet to be deciphered.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“To be so close, yet so far.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Have you had your tea yet?”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0

Word history

From Old English "ġīet".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “yet” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.