yesterday

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Also spelled yisterday and yistiddy

US /ˈjɛstɹdeɪ/ UK /ˈjɛstədeɪ/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

adv
On the day before today.

Yesterday the weather was beautiful.
2

noun
The day before today.

The news was in yesterday's newspapers.
3

noun
The past, especially when seen as out of date.

That phone uses yesterday's technology.

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Forms yesterdays

Derived forms ereyesterdayyesterday-today-and-tomorrowyesterday-today-tomorrow

Related forms ereyesterdayhesternalnudiustertiantoday tonight yester yestereveningyesternyesternightyesternoonyestersolyesteryear

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Etymology

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”).

yesterday Middle English ġiestrandæġ Old English

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# yesterday

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** adv, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈjɛstɹdeɪ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈjɛstədeɪ/
**Frequency rank:** 687

## Meanings
1. On the day before today.
2. The day before today.
3. The past, especially when seen as out of date.

## Examples
- Yesterday the weather was beautiful.
- The news was in yesterday's newspapers.
- That phone uses yesterday's technology.

## Derived Forms
- ereyesterday
- yesterday-today-and-tomorrow
- yesterday-today-tomorrow

## Related Forms
- ereyesterday
- hesternal
- nudiustertian
- today
- tonight
- yester
- yesterevening
- yestern
- yesternight
- yesternoon
- yestersol
- yesteryear

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: yesterday
- Root: ġiestrandæġ

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
Yesterday is 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”). In present-day use, it can mean on the day before today, or the day before today.

## Topics
- Time

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