yet

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. adv. At this time; for the present: isn't ready yet.
2. adv. Up to a specified time; thus far: The end had not yet come.
3. adv. At a future time; eventually: may yet change his mind.
4. adv. Besides; in addition: returned for yet another helping.
5. adv. Still more; even: a yet sadder tale.
6. adv. Nevertheless: young yet wise.
7. conj. And despite this; nevertheless: She said she would be late, yet she arrived on time.
8. idiom. as yet Up to the present time; up to now.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. At or in the present time or juncture; before something else; at present; now: as, shall the deed be done yet? is it time yet?
2. In addition; over and above; in repetition; further; besides; still; even: used especially with comparatives.
3. Still, in continuance of a former state; at this or at that time, as formerly; now or then, as at a previous period.
4. At or before some future time; before all is done.
5. Up to the present time; thus far; hitherto; already: usually with a negative.
6. Yet is often accompanied by as in this sense: as, I have not met him as yet.
7. Though the case be such; at least; at any rate.
8. Yet is sometimes used with adjectives or participles (with or without a hyphen) to denote continuance of the action or state, or as equivalent to still.
9. Nevertheless; notwithstanding.
10. Though.
11. But.
12. To melt; found; cast, as metal.
13. n. A metal pan or boiler. See yetling, 2.
14. n. A West African volute of the genus Cymbium; a boat-shell. See cut under Cymbium.

Wiktionary

1. v. dialectal To melt; found; cast, as metal.
2. n. dialectal A metal pan or boiler; yetling.
3. adv. usually with negative Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified time.
4. adv. Continuously up to a certain time; still.
5. adv. At some future time; eventually.
6. adv. In addition.
7. adv. degree Even.
8. conj. Nevertheless; however; but; despite that.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of large marine gastropods belonging to the genus Yetus, or Cymba; a boat shell.
2. adv. In addition; further; besides; over and above; still.
3. adv. At the same time; by continuance from a former state; still.
4. adv. 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. See As yet, under As, conj.
5. adv. Before some future time; before the end; eventually; in time.
6. adv. Even; -- used emphatically.
7. conj. Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however.

WordNet 3.0

1. adv. up to the present time
2. adv. used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
3. adv. despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
4. adv. within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time
5. adv. used after a superlative
6. adv. to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons