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yesterday
[ yes-ter-dey, -dee ]
/ ˈyɛs tərˌdeɪ, -di /
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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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM yesterday
yes·ter·day·ness, nounWords nearby yesterday
Yeşil Irmak, Yeşilköy, yes-man, yes-no question, yester, yesterday, yestereve, yesterevening, yestermorning, yestern, yesternight
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How to use yesterday in a sentence
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
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Other Idioms and Phrases with yesterday
yesterday
see not born yesterday.
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