yesterday
the day immediately before today
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,107 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,586 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the day immediately before today it was in yesterday's newspapers
- the recent past yesterday's solutions are not good enoughwe shared many yesterdays
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!
yesterday in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I saw some beautiful colored linens yesterday.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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I expected her yesterday; I expect her to-day--she may come at any moment.
Man and Wife · Wilkie Collins · Chapter 1
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You laughed at me yesterday, Granny, when I said I'd like to be a prophet.
The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story · George Moore · Chapter 1
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I do not mean to have another such scene as that of yesterday in my office.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.
Little Citizens: The Humours of School Life · Myra Kelly · Chapter 1