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Yesterday Yesterday's Noun Bre ˈjestədeɪ ˈjestərdeɪ Sunday Happened

Word yesterday
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈjestədeɪ / NAmE / ˈjestərdeɪ /
Example
  • yesterday was sunday.
  • what happened at yesterday's meeting?
  • yesterday's students are today's employees.
  • all her yesterdays had vanished without a trace.
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yesterday

(noun)BrE / ˈjestədeɪ / NAmE / ˈjestərdeɪ /
  1. the day before today
    • Yesterday was Sunday.
    • What happened at yesterday's meeting?
  2. the recent past
    • Yesterday's students are today's employees.
    • All her yesterdays had vanished without a trace.

    Word Origin

    • Old English giestran dæg (from yester- Old English geostran, of Germanic origin + day).
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