Definition of yesterday Yesterday

/jɛˈstɚdejˌ/ - [yesterdey] - yes•ter•day

We found 14 definitions of yesterday from 5 different sources.

What does yesterday mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: yesterdays
yesterday - the day immediately before today; "it was in yesterday's newspapers"
yesterday - the recent past; "yesterday's solutions are not good enough"; "we shared many yesterdays"
Adverb
yesterday - on the day preceding today; "yesterday the weather was beautiful"
yesterday - in the recent past; only a short time ago; "I was not born yesterday!"

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Wiktionary

yesterday (Noun)
The day before today. 'Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow'. It can also be understood as a day ago.
yesterday (Noun)
The recent past, often disparaging.
yesterday (Adverb)
On the day before today.
yesterday (Adverb)
As soon as possible.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

yesterday (n.)
The day last past; the day next before the present.
yesterday (n.)
Fig.: A recent time; time not long past.
yesterday (adv.)
On the day last past; on the day preceding to-day; as, the affair took place yesterday.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

yesterday
On the day before today.
yesterday
The day before today.

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yesterday, noun, singular of yesterdays.

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