| NOUN | time | yesterday | the day immediately before today |
|---|---|---|---|
| time | yesterday | the recent past | |
| ADVERB | all | yesterday | on the day preceding today |
| all | yesterday | in the recent past |
| Sounds | yeh'sterdey.; yeh'sterdiy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | birthday ... workday: 26 rhymes with dey... | |
| already ... wordy: 132 rhymes with diy... | ||
| Meaning | The day immediately before today. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "it was in yesterday's newspapers" | |
| Broader | day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day | Time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis |
| Spanish | ayer | |
| Catalan | ahir | |
| Meaning | The recent past. | |
|---|---|---|
| Examples |
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| Broader | past, past times, yesteryear | The time that has elapsed |
| Spanish | ayer | |
| Catalan | ahir | |
| Meaning | On the day preceding today. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "yesterday the weather was beautiful" | |
| Spanish | ayer | |
| Meaning | In the recent past; only a short time ago. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "I was not born yesterday!" | |
| Spanish | ayer | |
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