yesterday

American  

[yes-ter-dey, -dee] / ˈyɛs tərˌdeɪ, -di /

adverb

1. on the day preceding this day.

2. a short time ago.

   Yesterday your money went further.

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noun

1. the day preceding this day.

2. time in the immediate past.

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the day before or to a time in the immediate past.

   yesterday morning.

yesterday British  

/ -ˌdeɪ, ˈjɛstədɪ /

noun

1. the day immediately preceding today

2. (often plural) the recent past

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adverb

1. on or during the day before today

2. in the recent past

yesterday Idioms  

1. see not born yesterday.

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Other Word Forms

• yesterdayness noun

Etymology

Origin of yesterday

before 950; Middle English; Old English geostran dæg. See yester-, day

Example Sentences

"I sat down with him yesterday and showed him videos of his movement and how opportunities are going to come," said Fletcher.

From BBC

Markets have a way of repeating themselves, and some of yesterday’s ideas can become today’s opportunities.

From Barron's

Markets have a way of repeating themselves, and some of yesterday’s ideas can become today’s opportunities.

From Barron's

Markets have a way of repeating themselves, and some of yesterday’s ideas can become today’s opportunities.

From Barron's

“I think its important to look beyond the headline number to say, ‘the VIX went up two points yesterday — but what drove those two points?’”

From MarketWatch