To pronounce "yet", say YET — one syllable, IPA /jɛt/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/jɛt/
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"yet" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with epithet and set, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: yett — easy to mix up when writing.
adverb
“He has never yet been late for an appointment; I’m not yet wise enough to answer that; Have you finished yet?”
“The workers went to the factory early and are striking yet.”
conjunction
“I thought I knew you, yet how wrong I was.”
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Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Yet" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "yet" is /jɛt/.
Yet: (usually with negative) Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified time; still
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