Definition Synonyms
Definition of yesterday - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
timeon the day before today
- I met her yesterday at the park.
2.
recent pastin the recent past
- He finished the project just yesterday.
Noun
1.
specific daythe day immediately before today
- Yesterday was sunny and warm.
2.
pastthe recent past, often seen as outdated
- The technology of yesterday is now obsolete.
Expressions with yesterday
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naive or inexperienced
He believed the scam because he was born yesterday.
require something right away, often already overdue
We need yesterday a solution to this problem.
something no longer important, interesting, or relevant
That story is yesterday's news now.
expressing surprise at how fast time has passed
It seems like only yesterday the kids were toddlers.
express that a past event feels very recent in memory
It seem like only yesterday we started high school together.
recall an event extremely clearly as if it just happened
I remember like it was yesterday the day we first met.
be easily tricked because of inexperience or naivety
He believed the scam because he was born yesterday.
not easily fooled or deceived
She knew he was lying; she's not born yesterday.
two days before today
I met her the day before yesterday.
starting from the day before today
The new policy is effective as of yesterday.
happening or existing the day before today
I saw her only yesterday.
refers to the day before today in time
The meeting was yesterday at noon!
on the day immediately before today in time
I met her just yesterday at the conference downtown.
feel as if something happened very recently
It seem like just yesterday we graduated from school.
feel as if something happened very recently
Graduation seems like yesterday, but it was years ago!
the past cannot be changed
Don't worry about mistakes; yesterday is gone.
food that was cooked the previous day
I had yesterday's fish and chips for lunch.
the night before today
I finished my homework yesterday night.
the day before the same day last week
I saw her a week yesterday.
the day before yesterday
I met her yesterday but one.
Origin of yesterday
Old English, gēostran dæg (day before today)
Terms with yesterday included in their meaning
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Examples of yesterday in a sentence
I finished the book yesterday evening. I met him at the cafe yesterday. The package arrived just yesterday. Yesterday was a holiday, so the office was closed. I finished the book I started yesterday. Those policies belong to yesterday.
Yesterday's methods cannot solve today's problems.
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- French:hier, hier même, ...
- German:gestern, Gestern, ...
- Italian:ieri, passato, ...
- Spanish:ayer, pasado reciente, ...
- Portuguese:ontem, passado, ...
- Chinese:昨天, 昔日, ...
- Japanese:昨日, 過去, ...
- Arabic:أَمْسِ, أمس, ...
- Hebrew:אֶתְמוֹל, הֶעָבָר, ...
- Russian:вчера, предыдущий день, ...
- Ukrainian:вчора, вчорашній день, ...
- Hindi:कल, गत दिवस, ...
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