yester

yes·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [yes-ter]
- /ˈyɛs tər/
- /jˈestə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yes-ter]
- /ˈyɛs tər/

Definitions of yester word

adjective yester of or relating to yesterday. 1
noun yester (archaic) Yesterday. 1
adjective yester of or relating to yesterday 0
adverb yester of yesterday 0
adverb yester previous to this 0
adjective yester (archaic) Last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday. 0

See all 6 definitions of yester

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Origin of yester

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

1570-80; back formation from yesterday, etc.

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Parts of speech for Yester

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Yester

yester popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".