yesterday

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. The day immediately before today; one day ago.
2. (figuratively) The past, often in terms of being outdated.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) On the day before today.
2. (informal, not-comparable) As soon as possible.

Teenoorgestelde van

tomorrow

Sinonieme

day before

tomorrow

long ago

last

late

morning

past

past tense

recently

some time ago

yes

to morrow

previous day

day before today

before

on the day before

day before yesterday

eternity

in the past

Vertalings

hier

ayer

ieri

gestern

ontem

gisteren

ahir

dün

heri

χθες

here

ièr

أمس

gèr

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈjɛstədeɪ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: yesterday

Geërf van Old English: ġiestrandæġ

Verwante met Skots: yisterday

Verwante met Goties: 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃

Verwante met Nederlands: gisteren

Verwante met Duits: gestern

In summary

From Middle English yesterday, yisterday, ȝesterdai, ȝisterdai, from Old English ġiestrandæġ, ġister dæġ, ġestor dæġ, ġeostran dæġ (“yesterday”), by surface analysis, yester- + day. Cognate with Scots yisterday, yesterday (“yesterday”), Saterland Frisian jässendeeg, järsendeges (“yesterday”, adverb), West Frisian justerdei (“yesterday”), Dutch gisterdag (“yesterday”), dialectal German gestertag (“yesterday”), Swedish gårdag (“yesterday”), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (gistradagis, “tomorrow”, adverb). Compare further Dutch gisteren (“yesterday”), German gestern (“yesterday”).

Sinne

Did you ask particularly that you should have yesterday , the Tuesday ?

I went swimming with dolphins yesterday .

I have blisters on my hands because I was bouldering yesterday .

Teresa , Mildrid, Ralph , and Vonda all arrived yesterday evening .