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yesterday

noun adverb

The day immediately before today

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
Y
Ends with
Y
Contains
ES
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
A1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈjɛstədeɪ

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. The day immediately before today

    “It was in yesterday's newspapers”

noun

  1. The recent past

    “Yesterday's solutions are not good enough”

adverb

  1. On the day preceding today

    “Yesterday the weather was beautiful”

adverb

  1. In the recent past; only a short time ago

    “I was not born yesterday!”

In context

Example Sentences

It was in yesterday's newspapers
Yesterday's solutions are not good enough
We shared many yesterdays
Yesterday the weather was beautiful
I was not born yesterday!

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