Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Yet \Yet\, conj.
   Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however.

         Yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory
         was not arrayed like one of these.       --Matt. vi.
                                                  29.

   Syn: See {However}.

Yet \Yet\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   Any one of several species of large marine gastropods
   belonging to the genus {Yetus}, or {Cymba}; a boat shell.

Yet \Yet\, adv. [OE. yet, [yogh]et, [yogh]it, AS. git, gyt,
   giet, gieta; akin to OFries. ieta, eta, ita, MHG. iezuo,
   ieze, now, G. jetzo, jetzt.]
   1. In addition; further; besides; over and above; still. ``A
      little longer; yet a little longer.'' --Dryden.

            This furnishes us with yet one more reason why our
            savior, lays such a particular stress acts of mercy.
                                                  --Atterbury.

            The rapine is made yet blacker by the pretense of
            piety and justice.                    --L'Estrange.

   2. At the same time; by continuance from a former state;
      still.

            Facts they had heard while they were yet heathens.
                                                  --Addison.

   3. Up to the present time; thus far; hitherto; until now; --
      and with the negative, not yet, not up to the present
      time; not as soon as now; as, Is it time to go? Not yet.
      See {As yet}, under {As}, conj.

            Ne never yet no villainy ne said.     --Chaucer.

   4. Before some future time; before the end; eventually; in
      time. ``He 'll be hanged yet.'' --Shak.

   5. Even; -- used emphatically.

            Men may not too rashly believe the confessions of
            witches, nor yet the evidence against them. --Bacon.

Source : WordNet®

yet
     adv 1: up to the present time; "I have yet to see the results";
            "details are yet to be worked out"
     2: used in negative statement to describe a situation that has
        existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So
        far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn: {so
        far}, {thus far}, {up to now}, {hitherto}, {heretofore}, {as
        yet}, {til now}, {until now}]
     3: to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons;
        "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still)
        more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be
        solved"; "a yet sadder tale" [syn: {even}, {still}]
     4: within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time;
        "he will understand eventually"; "he longed for the
        flowers that were yet to show themselves"; "sooner or
        later you will have to face the facts"; "in time they came
        to accept the harsh reality" [syn: {eventually}, {sooner
        or later}, {in time}, {one of these days}]
     5: used after a superlative; "this is the best so far"; "the
        largest drug bust yet" [syn: {so far}]
     6: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a
        concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd
        like to try it"; "while we disliked each other,
        nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master";
        "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want
        to go" [syn: {however}, {nevertheless}, {withal}, {still},
         {all the same}, {even so}, {nonetheless}, {notwithstanding}]