yesterday

Meaning

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 (figuratively) The past, often in terms of being outdated.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.

Opposite of

tomorrow

Synonyms

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

Translations

hier

ayer

ieri

gestern

ontem

gisteren

ahir

dün

heri

χθες

here

ièr

أمس

gèr

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈjɛstədeɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: yesterday

Inherited from Old English: ġiestrandæġ

Cognate with Scots: yisterday

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃

Cognate with Dutch: gisteren

Cognate with German: 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”).

Sentences

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 .