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- [az yet]
- /æz yɛt/
- /əz jet/
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- [az yet]
- /æz yɛt/
Definitions of as yet words
- phrase as yet You use as yet with negative statements to describe a situation that has existed up until the present time. 3
- noun as yet up to now; so far 3
- noun as yet so far; up until then or now 3
- noun as yet up to now 3
- adverb as yet to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't think it's as hot and humid today as it was yesterday. 1
- adverb as yet for example; for instance: Some flowers, as the rose, require special care. 1
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Origin of as yet
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English as, als, alse, also, Old English alswā, ealswā all so (see also), quite so, quite as, as; cognate with Middle Dutch alse (Dutch als), Old High German alsō (Middle High German álsō, álse, als, German also so, als as, as if, because)
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Parts of speech for As yet
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as yet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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adv as yet
- still — remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still.
- earlier — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- till — up to the time of; until: to fight till death.
- hitherto — up to this time; until now: a fact hitherto unknown.
- so far — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.