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yesterday - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'yesterday' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Yesterday [ adv.]
- On the day last past; on the day preceding to-day; as, the affair took place yesterday.
2 . Yesterday [ n.]
- The day last past; the day next before the present.
- Fig.: A recent time; time not long past.

Meaning of 'yesterday' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . yesterday [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the day immediately before today
Example in sentence:
  • it was in yesterday's newspapers
Meaning (2):
- the recent past
Example in sentence:
  • we shared many yesterdays;
  • yesterday's solutions are not good enough
3 . yesterday [ r]
Meaning (3):
- in the recent past; only a short time ago
Example in sentence:
  • I was not born yesterday!
Meaning (4):
- on the day preceding today
Example in sentence:
  • yesterday the weather was beautiful