yester C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈjɛs.tɚ/ UK /ˈjɛs.tə/ See IPA manual Freq #97046 Meanings 1 adj Of or pertaining to yesterday. The road was still muddy from yester evening's rain. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of or pertaining to yesterday. lastyesterday Etymology From Middle English yester, yister, from Old English ġeostran (“yesterday”). Cognate with Dutch gisteren (“yesterday”), German gestern (“yesterday”). More at yesterday. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # yester **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈjɛs.tɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈjɛs.tə/ **Frequency rank:** 97046 ## Meanings 1. Of or pertaining to yesterday. ## Examples - The road was still muddy from yester evening's rain. ## Synonyms - last - yesterday ## Etymology From Middle English yester, yister, from Old English ġeostran (“yesterday”). Cognate with Dutch gisteren (“yesterday”), German gestern (“yesterday”). More at yesterday. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown