Till vs. Yet — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Till and Yet
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Till
Till or glacial till is unsorted glacial sediment. Till is derived from the erosion and entrainment of material by the moving ice of a glacier.
Yet
Up until the present or a specified or implied time; by now or then
I haven't told anyone else yet
Aren't you ready to go yet?
I have yet to be convinced
The congress was widely acclaimed as the best yet
Till
Less formal way of saying until
Yet
Still; even (used to emphasize increase or repetition)
Snow, snow, and yet more snow
Yet another diet book
The rations were reduced yet again
Till
Less formal way of saying until
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Yet
In spite of that; nevertheless
Every week she gets worse, and yet it could go on for years
Till
A cash register or drawer for money in a shop, bank, or restaurant
There were queues at the till
Checkout tills
Yet
But at the same time; but nevertheless
The path was dark, yet I slowly found my way
Till
Boulder clay or other sediment deposited by melting glaciers or ice sheets.
Yet
At this time; for the present
Isn't ready yet.
Till
Prepare and cultivate (land) for crops
No land was being tilled or crops sown
Yet
Up to a specified time; thus far
The end had not yet come.
Till
To prepare (land) for the raising of crops, as by plowing and harrowing; cultivate.
Yet
At a future time; eventually
May yet change his mind.
Till
Until.
Yet
Besides; in addition
Returned for yet another helping.
Till
Until.
Yet
Still more; even
A yet sadder tale.
Till
A drawer, small chest, or compartment for money, as in a store.
Yet
Nevertheless
Young yet wise.
Till
A supply of money; a purse.
Yet
And despite this; nevertheless
She said she would be late, yet she arrived on time.
Till
Glacial drift composed of an unconsolidated, heterogeneous mixture of clay, sand, pebbles, cobbles, and boulders.
Yet
Thus far; up to the present; up to some unspecified time.
Till
Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
She stayed till the very end.
It's twenty till two. (1:40)
I have to work till eight o'clock tonight.
Yet
In negative or interrogative use, often with an expectation or potential of something happening in the future.
I haven't finished yet.
Have you finished yet?
We do not yet know what happened.
He has never yet been late for an appointment.
Till
To, up to (physically).
They led him till his tent
Yet
In negative imperative use, asking for an action to be delayed.
Don't switch it on yet – wait until I've reconnected the pump.
Till
To, toward (in attitude).
Yet
In affirmative use: still.
He is yet breathing. (He is still breathing.)
Till
(dialectal) To make it possible that.
Yet
At some future time; eventually.
The riddle will be solved yet.
Till
Until, until the time that.
Maybe you can, maybe you can't: you won't know till you try.
Yet
Not as of the time referenced.
I’ve yet to see him. — I have not yet seen him.
I had yet to go to a convention. — I had not yet gone to a convention.
They are yet to win a single match. — They have not yet won a single match.
He seemed yet to be convinced. — He seemed not yet to have been convinced.
Till
A cash register.
Yet
In addition.
There are two hours yet to go until our destination.
Till
A removable box within a cash register containing the money.
Pull all the tills and lock them in the safe.
Yet
(degree) Even.
K-2 is yet higher than this.
Oh no! Yet more problems!
Till
The contents of a cash register, for example at the beginning or end of the day or of a cashier's shift.
My count of my till was 30 dollars short.
Yet
Nevertheless; however; but; despite that.
I thought I knew you, yet how wrong I was.
Till
(obsolete) A tray or drawer in a chest.
Yet
(obsolete) To pour.
Till
Glacial drift consisting of a mixture of clay, sand, pebbles and boulders
Yet
To melt; found; cast (e.g. metal, by pouring it into a mould when molten).
Till
(dialect) manure or other material used to fertilize land
Yet
To get.
Till
A vetch; a tare.
Yet
(dialectal) A metal pan or boiler; yetling.
Till
(transitive) To develop so as to improve or prepare for usage; to cultivate (said of knowledge, virtue, mind etc.).
Yet
Any one of several species of large marine gastropods belonging to the genus Yetus, or Cymba; a boat shell.
Till
(transitive) To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.
Yet
In addition; further; besides; over and above; still.
This furnishes us with yet one more reason why our savior, lays such a particular stress acts of mercy.
The rapine is made yet blacker by the pretense of piety and justice.
Till
(intransitive) To cultivate soil.
Yet
At the same time; by continuance from a former state; still.
Facts they had heard while they were yet heathens.
Till
(obsolete) To prepare; to get.
Yet
Before some future time; before the end; eventually; in time.
Till
A vetch; a tare.
Yet
Even; - used emphatically.
Men may not too rashly believe the confessions of witches, nor yet the evidence against them.
Till
A drawer.
Yet
Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however.
Yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Till
A deposit of clay, sand, and gravel, without lamination, formed in a glacier valley by means of the waters derived from the melting glaciers; - sometimes applied to alluvium of an upper river terrace, when not laminated, and appearing as if formed in the same manner.
Yet
Up to the present time;
I have yet to see the results
Details are yet to be worked out
Till
A kind of coarse, obdurate land.
Yet
Used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time;
So far he hasn't called
The sun isn't up yet
Till
To; unto; up to; as far as; until; - now used only in respect to time, but formerly, also, of place, degree, etc., and still so used in Scotland and in parts of England and Ireland; as, I worked till four o'clock; I will wait till next week.
He . . . came till an house.
Women, up till thisCramped under worse than South-sea-isle taboo.
Similar sentiments will recur to every one familiar with his writings - all through them till the very end.
Yet
To a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons;
Looked sick and felt even worse
An even (or still) more interesting problem
Still another problem must be solved
A yet sadder tale
Till
As far as; up to the place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; that is, to the time specified in the sentence or clause following; until.
And said unto them, Occupy till I come.
Mediate so long till you make some act of prayer to God.
There was no outbreak till the regiment arrived.
Yet
Within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time;
He will understand eventually
He longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves
Sooner or later you will have to face the facts
In time they came to accept the harsh reality
Till
To plow and prepare for seed, and to sow, dress, raise crops from, etc., to cultivate; as, to till the earth, a field, a farm.
No field nolde [would not] tilye.
The Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Yet
Used after a superlative;
This is the best so far
The largest drug bust yet
Till
To prepare; to get.
Yet
Despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession);
Although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it
While we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed
He was a stern yet fair master
Granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go
Till
To cultivate land.
Till
Unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
Till
A treasury for government funds
Till
A strongbox for holding cash
Till
Work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation;
Till the soil
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