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yesterday

yes·ter·day

UK/ˈjɛstədeɪ/ US/ˈjɛstədɪ/ very common informal
noun (2) adverb (2)

noun

1.

the day immediately before today

  • “it was in yesterday”
2.

the recent past

  • “yesterday”
  • “;”

adverb

1.

on the day preceding today

  • “yesterday the weather was beautiful”
2.

in an abaxial manner

Origin

From Middle English yesterday, yisterday, ȝesterdai, ȝisterdai, from Old English ġiestrandæġ, ġister dæġ, ġestor dæġ, ġeostran dæġ (“yesterday”), by surface analysis, yester- + day. Cognate with Scots yisterday, yesterday (“yesterday”), Saterland Frisian jässendeeg, järsendeges (“yesterday”, adverb), West Frisian justerdei (“yesterday”), Dutch gisterdag (“yesterday”), dialectal German gestertag (“yesterday”), Swedish gårdag (“yesterday”), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (gistradagis, “tomorrow”, adverb). Compare further Dutch gisteren (“yesterday”), German gestern (“yesterday”).

Phrases

  • born yesterday
  • day before yesterday
  • last night
  • remember like it was yesterday
  • tomorrow night
  • yesterday but one
  • yesterday is gone
  • yesterday night

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