yesterday

Plural

yesterdays

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The day immediately before today; one day ago.

   • Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow.
   • Yesterday was rainy, but by this morning it had begun to snow.

2. 2.The past, often in terms of being outdated.

   • The worker of today is different from that of yesterday.
   • All our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death.

Adverb

Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

1. 1.On the day before today.

   • I started to watch the video yesterday, but could only finish it this evening.

2. 2.As soon as possible.(informal)

   • I want this done yesterday!
   • "Europeans need to get to work yesterday and to focus," she says. "They have 5-10 years to stand on their own two feet in terms of conventional defence capabilities."

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