yesterday

/ˈjɛstɚˌdeɪ/

nounadverbyes · ter · day

Think: "YES, it’s TERrific—DAY!" = YES + TER + DAY → yesterday.

Yes, it's yesterday. Spell it as three parts: yes + ter + day (not *yester* + *day* with extra letters).

Definitions

  1. adverbon the day before today.
  2. nounthe day before today.

Examples

  • “I finished my homework yesterday, so I can play today.”
  • “Yesterday was rainy, but this morning the sky is clear.”
  • “We talked about yesterday in history class and compared it to today.”

Synonyms

the day beforethe previous daythe day prior

Antonyms

todaytomorrow

Translations

ES ayerPT ontemFR hier

Common misspellings

yesturdayyesterdaiyesterdayyestadayyestardayyesterdaeyesterdyyesterdaiy

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