yesteryear

[yes-ter-yeer, -yeer]

noun

1. last year.

2. the recent years; time not long past.

adverb

1. during time not long past.

yesteryear

/ ˈjɛstəˌjɪə /

noun

1. last year or the past in general

adverb

1. during last year or the past in general

Word History and Origins

Origin of yesteryear¹

yester- + year; apparently introduced by D.G. Rossetti (1870) to render Middle French antan (Villon)

Example Sentences

Whereas yesteryear web browsers accessed the internet through a URL and search box, future internet access will be through the chat experience and a web browser, Altman said.

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And no call for the kinds of organized protests for which Black celebrities of yesteryear were renowned, and which often achieved complex outreach goals.

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“People in the Dark” will aim to draw connections between the Hollywood of today and the film industry of yesteryear, its themes heavily focusing on the exploitation of artists.

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Tapping into the craft revival of yesteryear speaks to a cyclical impulse for structure amid the chaos of now.

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But how the U.S. government frames our yesteryear is one of this administration’s main battlefronts and something I’ve repeatedly warned about in my columna.

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