Meaning & Definition of Yesterday in English
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Yesterday
/jɛstərde/
noun
1. The day immediately before today
- "It was in yesterday's newspapers"
synonym:
- yesterday
2. The recent past
- "Yesterday's solutions are not good enough"
- "We shared many yesterdays"
synonym:
- yesterday
adverb
1. On the day preceding today
- "Yesterday the weather was beautiful"
synonym:
- yesterday
2. In the recent past
- Only a short time ago
- "I was not born yesterday!"
synonym:
- yesterday
Examples of using
Tom was arrested in Boston yesterday afternoon.
A woman was arrested yesterday for leaving a baby unattended in her car in searing heat.
She passed away yesterday afternoon.