as yet

adverb

Up to the present.

“As yet, we have not received the letter you sent us.”

Meanings

adverbas yet (not comparable)

alternative proscribed as of yet

  1. idiomaticnot comparableUp to the present.

    As yet, we have not received the letter you sent us.

    1 more example

    As yet there is no actual indication as to how far these batteries will go between recharging when in service on the Deeside line; […].

    1958 June 28, “First Battery Railcars on B.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 420

    Synonyms: up to now, thus far, so far, hitherto, so far, to date, as of yet, erenow

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

adverbused in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 到目前為止 /到目前为止, 迄今
  • 到目前為止 /到目前为止 (dào mùqián wéizhǐ)up to the present
  • 迄今 (qìjīn)up to the present
  • 迄今為止 /迄今为止 (qìjīn wéizhǐ)up to the present
  • 至今 (zhìjīn)up to the present
Dutch nog steeds, tot nu toe
  • nog steedsup to the present
  • tot nu toeup to the present
Esperanto ĝis nun
  • ĝis nunup to the present
Finnish tähän mennessä
  • tähän mennessäup to the present
French jusqu'à présent, pour le moment
  • jusqu'à présentup to the present
  • pour le momentup to the present
  • pour l'instantup to the present
German bisher, bis jetzt
  • bisherup to the present
  • bis jetztup to the present
Italian non ancora
  • non ancoraup to the present
Japanese 今のところ, 依然として
  • 今のところ (ima no tokoro)up to the present
  • 依然として (izen to shite)up to the present
  • まだ (mada)up to the present
Korean 지금까지, 아직
  • 지금까지 (jigeumkkaji)up to the present
  • 아직 (ajik)up to the present
Polish jak dotąd, na razie
  • jak dotądup to the present
  • na razieup to the present
  • póki coup to the present
Portuguese ainda, por enquanto
  • aindaup to the present
  • por enquantoup to the present
Russian всё ещё, пока́ что
  • всё ещё (vsjo ješčó)up to the present
  • пока́ что (poká što)up to the present
  • пока́ (poká)up to the present
  • до сих по́р (do six pór)up to the present
  • на да́нный моме́нт (na dánnyj momént)up to the present
  • к настоя́щему моме́нту (k nastojáščemu moméntu)up to the present
Spanish aún, todavía
  • aúnup to the present
  • todavíaup to the present
  • hasta ahoraup to the present
  • hasta la fechaup to the present
  • hasta el momentoup to the present
Swahili hadi sasa
  • hadi sasaup to the present
Swedish hittills
  • hittillsup to the present
Welsh hyd yn hyn
  • hyd yn hynup to the present
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as yet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20yet

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“as yet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20yet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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