different between again vs yet

English

Alternative forms

• agen, againe, agayne, ageyne (all obsolete)
• agin, ag'in (colloquial or humorous)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????n/, /???e?n/
• (regional US) IPA^(key): /????n/
• Rhymes: -e?n, -?n
• Hyphenation: a?gain

Etymology

From Middle English agayn, again,ayain, ayen, an?en, from Old English ???an, on??an, on?e?n (“towards, against, opposite to, contrary to, against, in exchange for, opposite, back, again, anew, also”), equivalent to a- +? gain (“against”). Cognate with Danish igen (“again”), Swedish igen (“again”), and Norwegian igjen (“again”)

Adverb

again (not comparable)

1. Another time; once more. [from 14^thc.]
   • 1931, Robert L. May, Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Montgomery Ward (publisher), draft:

     He tangled in tree-tops again and again / And barely missed hitting a tri-motored plane.

   • 1979, Charles Edward Daniels et al., “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” (song), Million Mile Reflections, Charlie Daniels Band, Epic Records:

     Johnny said, “Devil, just come on back if you ever want to try again / I done told you once, you son of a bitch, I’m the best that’s ever been.”

   • 2010, Simon Hattenstone, The Guardian, 30 October:

     The last sentence is so shocking, I have to read it again.

2. Over and above a factor of one. [from 16^thc.]
   • 1908 December 10, Austin H. Clark, “New Genera and Species of Crinoids”, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Volume XXI, pp.229–230:

     Cirri l-lxxx, 15, about 12mm. long; first two joints short, about twice as broad as long; third about one-third again [=one and one-third times] as long as broad; fourth and fifth the longest, about half again [=one and a half times] as long as broad; […].

3. Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. [from 16^thc.]
   1. Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember.

   2. I ask again, I say again; used in repeating a question or statement.

   3. Here too, here also, in this case as well; used in applying a previously made point to a new instance; sometimes preceded by "here".

      • A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire.

4. (obsolete) Back in the reverse direction, or to an original starting point. [10^th–18^thc.]
   • 1526, The Bible, tr. William Tyndale, Matthew 2:

     And after they were warned in ther slepe, that they shulde not go ageyne to Herod, they retourned into ther awne countre another way.

5. Back (to a former place or state). [from 11^thc.]
6. (obsolete) In return, as a reciprocal action; back. [13^th–19^thc.]
   • 1852–3, Charles Dickens, Bleak House

     As he lies in the light before a glaring white target, the black upon him shines again […].

7. (obsolete) In any other place.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)

8. (obsolete) On the other hand.
9. Moreover; besides; further.
   • 1835, John Herschel, A Treatise on Astronomy

     Again, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc.

Derived terms

Translations

Preposition

again

1. (obsolete or dialectal) Against.
   • 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book X:

     And here begynneth the treson of Kynge Marke that he ordayned agayne Sir Trystram.

   • 1924, J H Wilkinson, Leeds Dialect Glossary and Lore, page 60

     Ah'd like to wahrn (warn) thi agaan 'evvin owt to dew wi' that chap.

   • 2003, Glasgow Sunday Herald, page 16, column 2:

     You may think you are all on the same side, agin the government.

References

Anagrams

• AAing, Gaian, Ganai, Giana, Nagai

Scots

Alternative forms

• agin

Etymology

From Old English on??an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???en/, /????n/

Adverb

again

1. back, in the opposite direction
2. again, anew

Preposition

again

1. opposite, facing
2. against, opposed to (literally or figuratively)

Conjunction

again

1. in preparation for, in advance of

English

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /j?t/
• Rhymes: -?t

Etymology 1

From Middle English yet, yit, from Old English ??et, g?ta, from Proto-Germanic *juta (compare West Frisian jit, jitte (“yet”), Dutch ooit (“ever”), German jetzt (“now”)), compound of (1) *ju (“ever”, adverb) (see aye), from Proto-Indo-European *h?yew-, accusative of *h?óyu (“long time”) and (2) the Proto-Germanic *ta (“to,towards”) , from Proto-Indo-European *do. More at aye and -th.

Adverb

yet (not comparable)

1. (usually with negative) Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified time; still

2. Continuously up to the current time; still.
   • 1730, Joseph Addison, The Evidences Of The Christian Religion

     facts they had heard while they were yet heathens

3. At some future time; eventually; still.

4. (after certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.

5. In addition.

6. (degree) Even.

Synonyms

• (up to some specified time): erenow, so far, to date; see also Thesaurus:hitherto or Thesaurus:formerly
• (continuously up to the current time): even now, still
• (at some future time): at last, in time, sooner or later; see also Thesaurus:eventually or Thesaurus:subsequently
• (not at the time referenced): still
• (in addition): besides, further, moreover; see also Thesaurus:additionally
• (even): still

Derived terms

• not yet

Translations

References

Conjunction

yet

1. 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; […].

Synonyms

• be that as it may, even so, withal; see also Thesaurus:nevertheless

Derived terms

• as yet

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English yeten, from Old English ??otan (“to flow, pour”), from Proto-Germanic *geutan? (“to flow, pour”), from Proto-Indo-European *??ewd- (“to pour”). Cognate with Scots yat (“to yet”), West Frisian jitte (“to scatter, shed, pour”), Dutch gieten (“to pour, cast, mould”), German gießen (“to pour, cast, mould”), Swedish gjuta (“to pour, cast”). More at yote.

Alternative forms

• yit
• yete (obsolete)

Verb

yet (third-person singular simple present yets, present participle yetting, simple past and past participle yetted or yet)

1. (dialectal) To melt; found; cast, as metal.

Noun

yet (plural yets)

1. (dialectal) A metal pan or boiler; yetling.

Etymology 3

From Middle English yeten, ?eten, from Old English ?ietan.

Verb

yet (third-person singular simple present yets, present participle yetting, simple past yot, past participle yotten)

1. (nonstandard, West Country) To get.

Anagrams

• -ety, Tye, ety, t'ye, tey, tye

Cahuilla

Noun

yét

1. female (animal)

Scots

Etymology

From Old English ??et, g?ta, from Proto-Germanic *juta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [j?t], [j?t]

Adverb

yet (not comparable)

1. yet, up to now, now as before, at present, still

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English yet.

Adverb

yet

1. still
2. already
3. yet