yesterday
[ yes-ter-dey, -dee ]
/ ˈyɛs tərˌdeɪ, -di /
adverb
on the day preceding this day.
a short time ago: Yesterday your money went further.
noun
the day preceding this day.
time in the immediate past.
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the day before or to a time in the immediate past: yesterday morning.
OTHER WORDS FROM yesterday
yes·ter·day·ness, nounWords nearby yesterday
yes/no question,
yesenin,
yeshiva,
yester,
yester-,
yesterday,
yestereve,
yesterevening,
yestermorning,
yestern,
yesternight
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British Dictionary definitions for yesterday
yesterday
/ (ˈjɛstədɪ, -ˌdeɪ) /
noun
the day immediately preceding today
(often plural)
the recent past
adverb
on or during the day before today
in the recent past
Idioms and Phrases with yesterday
yesterday
see not born yesterday.