yesterday

Meaning

Synonyms

day before

some time ago

to morrow

previous day

day before today

on the day before

day before yesterday

in the past

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈjɛstədeɪ/
Etymology

From Middle English yesterday, yisterday, ȝesterdai, ȝisterdai, from Old English ġiestrandæġ, ġister dæġ, ġestor dæġ, ġeostran dæġ. Compare Scots yisterday, yesterday (“yesterday”), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (gistradagis, “tomorrow”, adverb). Compare further Dutch gisteren, German gestern. By surface analysis, yester- + day.

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