yesterday

yesterday is on the Basic English 850 List.

yes - yesterday - you

yesterday is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

yes - yesterday - yet

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈjestədeɪ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈjestərdeɪ/

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• Hyphenation: yes‧ter‧day

Noun

Singular yesterday

Plural yesterdays

1. (on) the day before today

   Yesterday, I went to the store.

   Victor chaired the meeting yesterday.

2. the past in general

   His clothes are like yesterday's fashion.

   I met her yesterday morning.

3. (countable) (plural) Yesterdays are days in the past.

   He remembered all his yesterdays.

Related words

• day
• yesteryear
• last night
• today