yesterday
- adverb
- /ˈjɛstərdeɪ/
:
ayer
- I went to the market yesterday to buy some groceries.
You know, at Yale yesterday I met Richard Pito.
- You know, at Yale yesterday I met Richard Pito.
- And then yesterday I came to fly here.
- And so Amazon unlocked that yesterday for Echo users.
- Well, on that note, yesterday my son was late.
- I didn't eat pizza today or yesterday, just FYI.
- I just felt so anxious yesterday all day.
Examples
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It arrived at my house yesterday and it's so cool.
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But the sky in the Bay Area yesterday was orange.
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And then yesterday I came to fly here.
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Well, on that note, yesterday my son was late.
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So, you know, we saw yesterday the Fed raise rates.
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I just felt so anxious yesterday all day.
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Yeah, we haven't done too much today, but yesterday we did get engaged.
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We walked from the Eiffel Tower yesterday for six miles.
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And so Amazon unlocked that yesterday for Echo users.
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Dave Portnoy tweets just yesterday if I'm going to be fair.
Antonyms
How Specific
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3.0
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- Specialized
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791
2.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yesterday comes from old English parts yester- ('the day before') and day, like today and tomorrow but pointing to the day that has just passed. So, yesterday is used to say something happened 'on the day before today'.