yesterday

yesterday is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈjestədeɪ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈjestərdeɪ/
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• Hyphenation: yes‧ter‧day

Pronoun

Pronoun yesterday

1. Yesterday is the day before today.

   Yesterday, I went to the store.

   I started watching this video yesterday, but I could only finish it this evening.

2. Yesterday is the past in general.

   His clothes are like yesterday's fashion.

Antonyms

• tomorrow

Noun

Singular yesterday

Plural yesterdays

1. (countable) (plural) Yesterdays are days in the past.

   He remembered all his yesterdays.

See also

• yesteryear
• last night
• today
• tonight
• tomorrow night