yes|ter|day

yes|ter|day
yes|ter|day «YEHS tuhr dee, -day», noun, adverb, adjective.
–n.
1. the day before today: »

Yesterday was cold and rainy.

2. Figurative. the recent past; period not very long past: »

We are often amused by fashions of yesterday.

–adv.
1. on the day before today: »

It rained yesterday.

2. Figurative. a short time ago; only lately; recently.
–adj.
Obsolete. belonging to yesterday or the immediate past; very recent.
[Old English geostran dæg < geostra of yesterday, probably (literally) the next day + dæg day]

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  • yes|ter — «YEHS tuhr», adjective, adverb. –adj. Archaic or Poetic. of or belonging to yesterday. –adv. Obsolete. yesterday. ╂[abstracted from yesterday] yester , combining form. 1. the of the day before the present day: »Yestereve = yesterday evening. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… …   English syllables

  • yes — yes·ter·day·ness; yes·tern; yes; yes·ter; yes·ter·day; yes·ter·eve; yes·ter·morn; yes·ter·night; yes·ter·year; yes·treen; …   English syllables

  • day — alack·a·day; birth·day; ca·ran·day; cen·ti·day; day; day·ak; day·ber·ry; day·dream·er; day·dreamy; day·less; day·man; day·tale; day·ton; day·to·ni·an; dooms·day; ev·ery·day·ness; far·a·day; fri·day; hal·low·day; hock·day; hol·i·day·er;… …   English syllables

  • yesterday — yes·ter·day …   English syllables

  • yesterday — yes|ter|day1 [ jestər,deı ] adverb *** on the day before today: Yesterday, we went to the zoo. I saw her yesterday afternoon. => BORN yesterday yes|ter|day 2 [ jestər,deı ] noun count or uncount 1. ) the day before today: Yesterday was rainy… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • yesterday — yes•ter•day [[t]ˈyɛs tərˌdeɪ, di[/t]] adv. 1) on the day before this day 2) in the or a previous era: Yesterday your money went further[/ex] 3) the day before this day 4) time in the immediate past 5) belonging or pertaining to the day before or… …   From formal English to slang

  • yesterdayness — yes·ter·day·ness …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • Yesterday — Yes ter*day, adv. On the day last past; on the day preceding to day; as, the affair took place yesterday. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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