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"YET" is indeed a very tricky word in English; even native-English speakers -- American, Australian, and UK-based types -- misuse it, often, and especially in the written" form. | "YET" is indeed a very tricky word in English; even native-English speakers -- American, Australian, and UK-based types -- misuse it, often, and especially in the written" form. | ||
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==Anticipation== | ==Anticipation== | ||
The anticipation that some phenomenon will, eventually, come to pass. | The anticipation that some phenomenon will, eventually, come to pass. | ||
*Example: I've yet to hear the newly-released 50th anniversary edition of The White Album by The Beatles. | *Example: I've yet to hear the newly-released 50th anniversary edition of The White Album by The Beatles. | ||
*Translation: I have still not heard but expect to hear, eventually, the new release..." | |||
==Yet it is so== | ==Yet it is so== | ||
*Example: Yet it is so | *Example: Yet it is so | ||
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==By this time== | ==By this time== | ||
*Example: Are they there yet? | *Example: Are they there yet? | ||
*Translation: have they by this time arrived | *Translation: have they by this time arrived at an expected destination? | ||
==Adjective + yet + Adjective== | ==Adjective + yet + Adjective== | ||
*Example: The steak is firm yet tender. | *Example: The steak is firm yet tender. | ||
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*Example: And yet... | *Example: And yet... | ||
*Translation: but then... | *Translation: but then... | ||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Actual-and-actually|Actual and actually]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Across,-over-and-through|Across, over and through]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Adverbs-of-Degree|Adverbs of Degree]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Possible-Positions-of-Adverbs-of-Time-in-a-Sentence|Possible Positions of Adverbs of Time in a Sentence]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/PRONOUNS|PRONOUNS]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Legitimate-Ellipsis-and-False-Ellipsis|Legitimate Ellipsis and False Ellipsis]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Indefinite-Article|Indefinite Article]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Adjectives-ending-in-ly|Adjectives ending in ly]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/How-do-you-use-Adjectives|How do you use Adjectives]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/INDEFINITE-PRONOUNS|INDEFINITE PRONOUNS]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:11, 26 March 2023
The meanings of "YET" in English
"YET" is indeed a very tricky word in English; even native-English speakers -- American, Australian, and UK-based types -- misuse it, often, and especially in the written" form.
Let's review some of the "meanings" associated with the term "YET"...
Anticipation[edit | edit source]
The anticipation that some phenomenon will, eventually, come to pass.
- Example: I've yet to hear the newly-released 50th anniversary edition of The White Album by The Beatles.
- Translation: I have still not heard but expect to hear, eventually, the new release..."
Yet it is so[edit | edit source]
- Example: Yet it is so
- Translation: but it is so
By this time[edit | edit source]
- Example: Are they there yet?
- Translation: have they by this time arrived at an expected destination?
Adjective + yet + Adjective[edit | edit source]
- Example: The steak is firm yet tender.
- Translation: while the steak is firm in its texture, the steak is not hard and thus easy to cut & consume
Not yet[edit | edit source]
- Example: Not yet.
- Translation: I expect X will happen/occur/come to pass but am still awaiting for X to happen/occur/come to pass/etc.
I have yet to[edit | edit source]
- Example: I have yet to meet a man capable of defeating me in battle.
- Translation: I encountered mutiple persons in battle, not one of whom has had the ability to overpower me in battle.)
And yet[edit | edit source]
- Example: And yet...
- Translation: but then...
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Actual and actually
- Across, over and through
- Adverbs of Degree
- Possible Positions of Adverbs of Time in a Sentence
- PRONOUNS
- Legitimate Ellipsis and False Ellipsis
- Indefinite Article
- Adjectives ending in ly
- How do you use Adjectives
- INDEFINITE PRONOUNS