adv.
- up until the present or a specified or implied time; by now or then.
▸
[with neg.]
as soon as the present or a specified or implied time.
▸from now into the future for a specified length of time.
▸referring to something that will or may happen in the future:
I'll find her yet.
- still; even (emphasizing increase or repetition).
- nevertheless; in spite of that.
conj.
but at the same time; but nevertheless.
Phrase
Etymology
OE gīet(a), of unknown origin.