yet
A2Frequent NGSL-1UK /jet/US /jet/
Meaning
adverb
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.”
conjunction
despite what has just been said
“It's a small car, yet it's surprisingly spacious.”
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“practice most of the time we had to wait for a heavy rainstorm to flood the football field and tying knots is hard who knew yet somehow against all odds we managed”
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“And yet, one year later, it's incredible how much it's changed.”
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“Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.”
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