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

Microsoft yesterday unveiled Copilot Health, a tool it describes as an AI concierge doctor.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I can see another person's bank account, he got paid £6,000 yesterday. Others, I can see their benefits payments, their National Insurance numbers, I can see where they work, almost their whole identity."

From BBC

"I think there was a little bit of misunderstanding of my press conference yesterday and I was challenging the way things Arsenal are doing offensive blocks," said Hjulmand.

From BBC

This is the day I’ve been working toward for so long, but for the rest of our neighborhood it’s just a day—no more special than yesterday or tomorrow.

From Literature

“And yesterday afternoon, the same guy came early to pick her up.”

From Literature