Yesterday Definition
yĕstər-dā, -dē
yesterdays
noun
The day before today; day just past.
Webster's New World
A recent day or time.
Webster's New World
Time gone by.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- previously
- earlier
- bygone
- recently
- past
- before
- not long ago
- a day ago
- last day
- the day before
- the-other-day
- yesteryear
- yore
Antonyms:
adverb
On or during the day before today.
Webster's New World
A short while ago.
American Heritage
Recently.
Webster's New World
As soon as possible.
I want this done yesterday!
Wiktionary
adjective
Of yesterday.
Yesterday morning.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Yesterday
Noun
Singular:
yesterdayPlural:
yesterdaysOrigin of Yesterday
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Middle English from Old English geostran dæg geostran yesterday yester– dæg day day
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Old English geostran (“yesterday"), from Proto-Germanic *gestra-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyes-;
From Wiktionary
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Old English dæg, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dÊ°egÊ°- (“to burn")
From Wiktionary
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