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More is a related term of yet.


As nouns the difference between more and yet

is that more is tomorrow while yet is (dialectal) a metal pan or boiler; yetling.

As a verb yet is

(dialectal) to melt; found; cast, as metal.

As an adverb yet is

(usually with negative) thus far; up to the present; up to some specified time.

As a conjunction yet is

nevertheless; however; but; despite that.

more

English

(wikipedia more)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) more, from (etyl) .

Determiner

(en determiner)
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  • (senseid)
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=72-3, magazine=(The Economist)
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    Adverb

    (-)
  • To a greater degree or extent.
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  • * , Bk.XV, Ch.II:
  • Than was there pees betwyxte thys erle and thys Aguaurs, and grete surete that the erle sholde never warre agaynste hym more .
  • (senseid) Used alone to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author=(Henry Petroski)
  • , title= Geothermal Energy , volume=101, issue=4, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal.}}
  • Derived terms
    * more or less * more so * less is more

    See also

    * most

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) more, ). More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) a carrot; a parsnip.
  • (dialectal) a root; stock.
  • A plant.
  • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) moren, from the noun. See above.

    Verb

    (mor)
  • To root up.
  • Statistics

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    yet

    English

    (wikipedia yet)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) yeten, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l) * (l) (obsolete)

    Verb

    (yett)
  • (dialectal) To melt; found; cast, as metal.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialectal) A metal pan or boiler; yetling.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) yet, yit, from (etyl) .Anatoly Liberman, An Analytic Dictionary of English Etymology: An Introduction'', s.v. “yet” (Minneapolis: U of Minnesota P, 2008), xlvi.Marlies Philippa et al., eds., ''Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands , A-Z, s.v. “ooit” (Amsterdam UP, 3 Dec. 2009): More at aye and .

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (usually with negative) Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified time.
  • Continuously up to the current time; still.
  • * Addison
  • facts they had heard while they were yet heathens
  • At some future time; eventually.
  • * Shakespeare
  • He'll be hanged yet .
  • (after certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.
  • In addition.
  • * , chapter=10
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=September 18, author=Ben Dirs, work=BBC Sport
  • , title= Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia , passage=After yet another missed penalty by Kvirikashvili from bang in front of the posts, England scored again, centre Tuilagi flying into the line and touching down under the bar.}}
  • (degree) Even.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • Men may not too rashly believe the confessions of witches, nor yet the evidence against them.
    Derived terms
    * not yet
    References

    Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • Nevertheless; however; but; despite that.
  • *
  • Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. It is easily earned repetition to state that Josephine St. Auban's was a presence not to be concealed.
  • *
  • Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-05-25, volume=407, issue=8837, page=74, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= No hiding place , passage=In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result.}}
    Derived terms
    * as yet