yesterday in English: On the day before today. (adverb)

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.

lately

In the last few days or weeks; not long ago.

today

On this day, the day that is happening now.

ago

Before now; used to say how long before now something happened.

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