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yesterday
noun
adverb
The day immediately before today
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ˈjɛstədeɪ
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noun
The day immediately before today
“It was in yesterday's newspapers”
noun
The recent past
“Yesterday's solutions are not good enough”
adverb
On the day preceding today
“Yesterday the weather was beautiful”
adverb
In the recent past; only a short time ago
“I was not born yesterday!”
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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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