Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The day before the present day.
- noun Time in the past, especially the recent past.
- adverb On the day before the present day.
- adverb A short while ago.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The day last past; the day next before the present: often used figuratively for time not long gone by; time in the immediate past.
- On the day preceding this day; on the day last past.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb On the day last past; on the day preceding to-day.
- noun The day last past; the day next before the present.
- noun Fig.: A recent time; time not long past.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
day beforetoday . 'Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow'. It can also understand as a day ago. - noun The (recent)
past , oftendisparaging . - adverb On the
day beforetoday
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb on the day preceding today
- noun the day immediately before today
- noun the recent past
- adverb in the recent past; only a short time ago
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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˜Socrates came yesterday,™ ˜yesterday™ tells us the pertinent time) and those that indicate place.
Medieval Theories of the Categories Gracia, Jorge 2006
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We were extracted by snow cat half way through a winter survival skills course with the Canadian military following the word yesterday morning about Columbia.
HAVE YOU SEEN MY COUNTRY LATELY? JERRY DOYLE 2010
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Hillary's win yesterday is important because no one knows how many superdelegates are going to back her but the Puerto Rico win certainly won't * decrease* that number.
Clinton reviewing 'options' - but says superdelegates could shift 2008
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Hillary's win yesterday is important because no one knows how many superdelegates are going to back her but the Puerto Rico win certainly won't * decrease* that number.
Clinton reviewing 'options' - but says superdelegates could shift 2008
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I heard him say your name yesterday while I was giving him a wash.
THE TIME QUAKE Linda Buckley-Archer 2009
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I heard him say your name yesterday while I was giving him a wash.
THE TIME QUAKE Linda Buckley-Archer 2009
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I heard him say your name yesterday while I was giving him a wash.
THE TIME QUAKE Linda Buckley-Archer 2009
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I heard him say your name yesterday while I was giving him a wash.
THE TIME QUAKE Linda Buckley-Archer 2009
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I heard him say your name yesterday while I was giving him a wash.
THE TIME QUAKE Linda Buckley-Archer 2009
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Please tell Senator Biden that the “Madrasah” that he spoke about yesterday is Arabic for schools.
jmjarmstrong commented on the word yesterday
JM knows it only happened 24 hours ago but it really feels like yesterday.
June 19, 2011