yet
Until now or until this moment.
Until and including the present time.
Used to mean 'but' when showing contrast between two ideas.
Used to introduce a contrasting fact or surprising result.
Something will happen in the future but has not happened now.
From now and continuing into the future; still to come.
Even more than before.
To an even greater degree than before.
- Base: yet
- Plural: yets
as yet
1up to now (formal)
'Until now', used in formal style.
- No decision has been made as yet.
- There are no results as yet.
not just yet
1not right now but soon possible
Not now, but probably soon.
- Are you ready to leave? Not just yet.
- Can I open my gift? Not just yet.
the best is yet to come
1best part still ahead
The most enjoyable or successful part will happen in the future.
- Don't worry about getting older; the best is yet to come.
- After this success, the best is yet to come for her career.
and yet
1introduces an unexpected contrast
Used to say something that is surprising after what you just said.
- He studied hard, and yet he failed the test.
- The weather was cold, and yet we enjoyed our holiday.
and yet
2but still true despite contrast
'But still'; used when something is surprising after what was said before.
- He said he was tired, and yet he kept working.
- It's expensive, and yet people keep buying it.