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yesterday
[yes-ter-dey, -dee]
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.
yesterday
/ -ˌdeɪ, ˈjɛstədɪ /
noun
the day immediately preceding today
(often plural) the recent past
adverb
on or during the day before today
in the recent past
Other 51Թ Forms
- yesterdayness noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of yesterday1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Pancake: I was at the “No Kings” rally all morning and afternoon yesterday and so I’m at the opera today.
Well-oiled South African fans had filtered out of Lord's yesterday evening buoyantly going through their repertoire of songs after a blissful day of batting.
But he made clear in his statement yesterday that his broader aim involves regime change.
Only yesterday, Mr Swinney called for new spending to build more social and affordable housing.
"What happened yesterday is completely awful, the whole of Austria is in mourning," she said.
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