yesterdayadverb
uk/ˈjes.tə.deɪ/us/ˈjes.tɚ.deɪ/A1 on the day before today:
He called yesterday while you were out.
I saw her yesterday afternoon.
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- I rang them yesterday to check when they were arriving.
- The police have deduced that he must have left his apartment yesterday evening.
- The company's shares dived by 90p to 165p on the stock market yesterday.
- The book was delivered yesterday with a note saying the bill for it would follow in a day or two.
- Mr Gubbay said yesterday that he will not be reapplying for the job.
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Days, & parts of the week
- Fri
- Friday
- long weekend
- midweek
- Mon
- Monday
- Saturday
- school night
- sun
- Sunday
- Thur
- Thursday
- tomorrow
- Tue
- Tuesday
- wed
- Wednesday
- weekday
- weekend
- weeknight
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In the past
yesterdaynoun
uk/ˈjes.tə.deɪ/us/ˈjes.tɚ.deɪ/[ U ] the day before today:
"Is that today's paper?" "No, it's yesterday's."
the day before yesterday
two days ago:
I called her the day before yesterday.
[ C or U ] the recent past:
Nobody's interested in yesterday's pop stars.
These songs are a part of all our yesterdays.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Days, & parts of the week
- Fri
- Friday
- long weekend
- midweek
- Mon
- Monday
- Saturday
- school night
- sun
- Sunday
- Thur
- Thursday
- tomorrow
- Tue
- Tuesday
- wed
- Wednesday
- weekday
- weekend
- weeknight
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In the past