yesterday
Americanadverb
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on the day preceding this day.
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a short time ago.
Yesterday your money went further.
noun
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the day preceding this day.
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time in the immediate past.
adjective
noun
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the day immediately preceding today
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(often plural) the recent past
adverb
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on or during the day before today
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in the recent past
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of yesterday
before 950; Middle English; Old English geostran dæg. See yester-, day
Example Sentences
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The ETFs launched by 21shares and Bitwise are attracting investors, with inflows jumping to $25.5 million yesterday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
SpaceX’s big news, along with Anthropic’s showing potential to turn a profit far sooner than expected and OpenAI’s prepping for its public debut, made yesterday AI’s red-letter day.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"During 1982, when we won our first European Cup, most of the fans here yesterday, we were not born. We were waiting for our own history yesterday."
From BBC • May 21, 2026
We figured it would, but the company’s S-1 IPO registration statement, released yesterday afternoon, confirmed it.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
“That tumble I took out of the wagon yesterday shook loose every bone in my body,” she said.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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