yesterday

[ yes-ter-dey, -dee ]

adverb

1. on the day preceding this day.
2. a short time ago:

   Yesterday your money went further.

noun

1. the day preceding this day.
2. time in the immediate past.

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the day before or to a time in the immediate past:

   yesterday morning.

yesterday

/ -ˌdeɪ; ˈjɛstədɪ /

noun

1. the day immediately preceding today
2. often plural the recent past

adverb

1. on or during the day before today
2. in the recent past

Other Words From

• yester·day·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of yesterday¹

before 950; Middle English; Old English geostran dæg. See yester-, day

Idioms and Phrases

see not born yesterday .

Example Sentences

“The so-called elites directing the military today… believe power is bad, merit is unfair, ideology is more important that industriousness, white people are yesterday, and safety! is better than risk-taking,” Hegseth writes in his book “The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free.”

From Los Angeles Times

"I can not praise the hospice movement enough, I want to see more of that end of life care available," he said, adding this was highly topical in the context of the assisted dying bill published yesterday.

From BBC

Look at this message, which hit my inbox yesterday:

From Slate

In October the three parties of government agreed that the general election would take place this year - yesterday Harris officially called the election and asked the President Higgins to dissolve the Dáil.

From BBC

"Yesterday my wife and I got by with coal. It's a mess, but we have to keep going."

From BBC