WOTW: yet
| - Tim Lake |
“Yet” is a most often an adverb, but we can also use it as a conjunction especially in written English. Let’s have a look.
:
The adverb “yet” means up until the present or specified time.
:
+ I haven’t told my parents yet.
+ Are we there yet?
+ She has yet to be convinced that it is in her best interests.
+ This team is the best yet.
+ I hope to continue in this job for many years yet.
:
Another meaning of the adverb “yet” is still, especially when there is an increase.
:
+ Rain, rain and yet more rain.
+ He bought yet more books despite the piles of unread ones on his desk.
+ The price of electricity has gone up yet again.
:
The conjunction “yet” means but at the same time, and is used to contrast ideas or points.
:
+ It is warm outside, yet I feel cold.
+ She still loved him, yet she needed to leave.
+ He has big dreams, yet he won’t do the work to make them real.
+ There is much we can learn from Stoic philosophy, yet it can lead to some conclusions we might not agree with.
:
The pronunciation is / jɛt /.
:
This word is in the New General Service List, a list of the 3,000 most common words in English communication. You can get the full list on our website by clicking here.
:
この単語は、英語で最もよく使われる3,000の単語のリストであるNew General Service Listからのものです。完全なリストはこちらから。
:
