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besides
English
Etymology
beside +? -s. See -s (Etymology 3)
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /b??sa?dz/, /bi?sa?dz/
Preposition
besides
- In addition, in addition to.
- 1661, John Fell, “The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond”, quoted in Ecclesiastical Biography by Christopher Wordsworth, fourth edition, volume IV, London: Francis & John Rivington (1853):
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]
- 1776, Thomas Pennant, A Tour in Scotland and Voyage to the Hebrides, 1772
- It is besides used as a food, either as a sallad[sic], raw, or boiled as greens.
- 1661, John Fell, “The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond”, quoted in Ecclesiastical Biography by Christopher Wordsworth, fourth edition, volume IV, London: Francis & John Rivington (1853):
- Other than; except for; instead of.
- (obsolete) Beside.
- 1561, Geneva Bible, Acts 16:13,The Geneva Bible#page/n1075
- And on the Sabbath day, we went out of the citie, be?ides a riuer, where they were wont to pray : and we ?ate downe, and ?pake vnto the women, which were come together.
- 1577, Raphael Holinshed et al., The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande, London: John Hunne, “The Historie of Englande. Aldestane,” p. 225,[1]
- After this, was Edwin the Kings brother accu?ed of ?ome con?piracie by him begun again?t the K. whervpõ he was bani?hed the land, and ?ent out in an old rotten ve??ell without rower or Marriner, onely accompanied with one E?quire, ?o that beeing launched foorth from the ?hore, through very di?paire Edwin lept into the Sea, and drowned him?elfe, but the E?quire that was with him recouered his body, and broughte it to land at With?and be?ides Canterbury.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, London: William Ponsonbie, Book Two, Canto 1, p. 198,[2]
- Be?ides them both, vpon the ?oiled gras / The dead cor?e of an armed knight was ?pred, […]
- 1561, Geneva Bible, Acts 16:13,The Geneva Bible#page/n1075
Synonyms
- (in addition): beyond, on top of; see also Thesaurus:in addition to
- (other than): barring, besides, save for; see also Thesaurus:except
Translations
Adverb
besides (not comparable)
- (conjunctive) Also; in addition.
- (conjunctive) Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; Moreover; furthermore.
- Otherwise; else.
- (obsolete) On one side.
- c. 1611, George Chapman (translator), The Iliads of Homer, London: Nathaniell Butter, Book 8, p. 111,[3]
- Yet Teucer would another shaft, at Hectors life dispose;
So faine, he such a marke would hit: but still besides it goes;
- Yet Teucer would another shaft, at Hectors life dispose;
- c. 1611, George Chapman (translator), The Iliads of Homer, London: Nathaniell Butter, Book 8, p. 111,[3]
Translations
See also
- on top of that
- beside
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yet
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)
- (usually with negative) Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified time; still
- 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
- 1730, Joseph Addison, The Evidences Of The Christian Religion
- At some future time; eventually; still.
- (after certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.
- In addition.
- (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
- 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)
- (dialectal) To melt; found; cast, as metal.
Noun
yet (plural yets)
- (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)
- (nonstandard, West Country) To get.
Anagrams
- -ety, Tye, ety, t'ye, tey, tye
Cahuilla
Noun
yét
- 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)
- yet, up to now, now as before, at present, still
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English yet.
Adverb
yet
- still
- already
- yet
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