yesterevening C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌjɛs.tɚˈiːv.nɪŋ/ UK /ˌjes.tərˈiːv.nɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the evening of yesterday; last evening (archaic) We parted only yesterevening, yet it feels an age ago. Thesaurus Word family Related forms yesterdayyesteryearevening Etymology AI details A compound of yester- ('last, previous') + evening, from Old English ġeostran ('yesterday') + ǣfnung ('evening'). ġeostran Old English ǣfnung Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # yesterevening **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌjɛs.tɚˈiːv.nɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌjes.tərˈiːv.nɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. the evening of yesterday; last evening (archaic) ## Examples - We parted only yesterevening, yet it feels an age ago. ## Related Forms - yesterday - yesteryear - evening ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ġeostran - Root: ǣfnung ## Etymology A compound of yester- ('last, previous') + evening, from Old English ġeostran ('yesterday') + ǣfnung ('evening'). ## AI Etymology Yesterevening is a compound of yester- ('last, previous') + evening, from Old English ġeostran ('yesterday') + ǣfnung ('evening'). In current use it is a noun and adverb meaning "the evening of yesterday; last evening (archaic)". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The historical chain includes Old English ġeostran and Old English ǣfnung. Related English forms include yesterday, yesteryear, and evening. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown