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yesterday

yesterday

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Only a short time ago
  • adverb
  • /ˈjɛstərdeɪ/
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  • He called me yesterday to discuss the project.

It seems like only yesterday I gave to the glam.

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Examples

  • And while the risk to the American public remains low, as the president said yesterday, we're ready.

  • I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday.

  • And these two people yesterday managed to put a smile on the nation's face.

  • And like yesterday, playing in the sea and climbing all the rocks, It has just been so much fun.

  • And I'm telling you, man, yesterday, bro, I almost cried.

  • I was talking yesterday to this guy, Wim Hof.

  • I feel like it was just yesterday when I filmed my trying Skims shapewear haul in review video.

  • She finished her homework yesterday before dinner.

Antonyms

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The time that comes after the present

How Recent

just now
278 1.0
last
205 1.0
yesterday
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Surface Forms

yesterday positive

Etymology

Yesterday comes from old English parts yester- ('the day before') and day, and because it names what is just behind today people also use it to mean something that happened 'only a short time ago'. So, yesterday can mean an event that feels very recent.