| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADVERB | 1 | yesterday | On the day preceding today |
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| 2 | yesterday | In the recent past | |
| NOUN | 1 | yesterday | The day immediately before today |
| 2 | yesterday | The recent past |
| Sounds | yeh'sterdey.; yeh'sterdiy |
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| Rhymes | birthday, Corday, day / Day, and 23 more rhymes in dey at the HyperDic website... |
| already, antibody, attendee, and 118 more rhymes in diy at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | The day immediately before today. |
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| Examples | "it was in yesterday's newspapers" |
| Broader | day, twenty-four hours, solar day, mean solar day |
| Meaning | The recent past. |
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| Examples | "yesterday's solutions are not good enough"; "we shared many yesterdays" |
| Broader | past, past times, yesteryear, yore |
| Meaning | On the day preceding today. |
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| Examples | "yesterday the weather was beautiful" |
| Meaning | In the recent past. Only a short time ago. |
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| Examples | "I was not born yesterday!" |