yesterday

adverb

/ˈjestədeɪ/, /ˈjestədi/

/ˈjestərdeɪ/, /ˈjestərdi/

Idioms

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on the day before today
- A company spokeswoman said yesterday that no final decision had been made yet.
- yesterday morning/afternoon/evening
- The company yesterday announced a $40 million deal.
- To think I was lying on a beach only the day before yesterday.
- I can remember our wedding as if it were yesterday.
- They arrived yesterday.
- Where were you yesterday morning?
- Figures released yesterday show 4,944 people were awaiting surgery.
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Word OriginOld English giestran dæg (from yester- Old English geostran, of Germanic origin + day).

Idioms

not be born yesterday

(informal) used to say that you are not stupid enough to believe what somebody is telling you
- Oh yeah? I wasn't born yesterday, you know.

yesterday

noun

/ˈjestədeɪ/, /ˈjestədi/

/ˈjestərdeɪ/, /ˈjestərdi/

[uncountable]

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the day before today
- Yesterday was Sunday.
- What happened at yesterday's meeting?
- The events of yesterday were clearly still troubling her.
- She died in the early hours of yesterday.
- He threatened to resign from the coalition if no agreement was reached by yesterday.
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(also yesterdays [plural])
the recent past
- Yesterday's students are today's employees.
- All her yesterdays had vanished without a trace.

Word OriginOld English giestran dæg (from yester- Old English geostran, of Germanic origin + day).

yesterday

adjective

/ˈjestədeɪ/, /ˈjestədi/

/ˈjestərdeɪ/, /ˈjestərdi/

[not before noun] (informal, often humorous)

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no longer fashionable or new
- Email—that's so yesterday!
- PCs are so yesterday.
Word OriginOld English giestran dæg (from yester- Old English geostran, of Germanic origin + day).

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单词	yesterday
释义	yesterday adverb /ˈjestədeɪ/, /ˈjestədi/ /ˈjestərdeɪ/, /ˈjestərdi/ Idioms jump to other results on the day before today A company spokeswoman said yesterday that no final decision had been made yet. yesterday morning/afternoon/evening The company yesterday announced a $40 million deal. To think I was lying on a beach only the day before yesterday. I can remember our wedding as if it were yesterday. They arrived yesterday. Where were you yesterday morning? Figures released yesterday show 4,944 people were awaiting surgery. Topics Timea1 Word OriginOld English giestran dæg (from yester- Old English geostran, of Germanic origin + day). Idioms not be born yesterday (informal) used to say that you are not stupid enough to believe what somebody is telling you Oh yeah? I wasn't born yesterday, you know. yesterday noun /ˈjestədeɪ/, /ˈjestədi/ /ˈjestərdeɪ/, /ˈjestərdi/ [uncountable] jump to other results the day before today Yesterday was Sunday. What happened at yesterday's meeting? The events of yesterday were clearly still troubling her. She died in the early hours of yesterday. He threatened to resign from the coalition if no agreement was reached by yesterday. Topics Timea1 (also yesterdays [plural]) the recent past Yesterday's students are today's employees. All her yesterdays had vanished without a trace. Word OriginOld English giestran dæg (from yester- Old English geostran, of Germanic origin + day). yesterday adjective /ˈjestədeɪ/, /ˈjestədi/ /ˈjestərdeɪ/, /ˈjestərdi/ [not before noun] (informal, often humorous) jump to other results no longer fashionable or new Email—that's so yesterday! PCs are so yesterday. Word OriginOld English giestran dæg (from yester- Old English geostran, of Germanic origin + day).
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