yesterday - English word #851

Translation

On the day before today.

Word origin

From Old English giestran daeg, meaning the day just gone.

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"Yesterday" means the day before today.

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Here "yesterday" tells us when we went.

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Here "yesterday" names the day that has just gone.

day

A period of 24 hours, or the time when it is light outside.

tomorrow

On the day after today.

week

A period of seven days, usually counted from Monday to Sunday.

night

The dark part of each day, when the sun is down and people sleep.

morning

The early part of the day, from when the sun comes up until the middle of the day.

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