Yet means at this time, up to now or at a future time.
(adverb)Yet is defined as nevertheless or but.
(conjunction)An example of yet is although a hiker has back pain they continue their hike up Mount Everest.
See yet in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adverb
Origin: ME yit < OE giet, gieta, akin to OFris ieta
conjunction
See yet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adverb
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English gīet; see i- in Indo-European roots
. Usage Note: In formal writing, yet in the sense “up to now” is normally used with an accompanying verb in the present perfect rather than in the simple past. Thus, one would say He hasn't started yet, not He didn't start yet. The use of yet with the simple past is common in speech and may be appropriate for informal writing.Learn more about yet