yesterday

Meanings

Plural: yesterdays

Noun

the day immediately before today
- "it was in yesterday's newspapers"
the recent past
- "yesterday's solutions are not good enough"
- "we shared many yesterdays"
The day immediately before today; one day ago.
The past, often in terms of being outdated.

Adverb

on the day preceding today
- "yesterday the weather was beautiful"
in the recent past; only a short time ago
- "I was not born yesterday!"

Adv

On the day before today.
As soon as possible.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

the last day

Antonyms

tomorrow

Scrabble Score: 16

yesterday is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
yesterday is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
yesterday is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

yesterday is a valid Words With Friends word