Dictionary

yesterday en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈjɛstədɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈjɪstədə/ (Northumbria)
• /ˈjɛstɹdi/ (General-American)
• /ˈjɪstɹdi/ (Southern-US, dated, dialectal)
• /ˈjɛstədeɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Received-Pronunciation) audio
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈjɛstɹdeɪ/ (General-American)
• /ˈjɪstɹdeɪ/ (Southern-US, dated, dialectal)

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”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) On the day before today.
   • I started to watch the video yesterday, but could only finish it this evening.
2. (informal, not-comparable) As soon as possible.
   • I want this done yesterday!
   • I need it yesterday!
   • "Europeans need to get to work yesterday and to focus," she says. "They have 5-10 years to stand on their own two feet in terms of conventional defence capabilities." 2026 February 16, Katya Adler, Trump's new world order has become real and Europe is having to adjust fast, BBC:

Antonyms

tomorrow

Relateds

yesternoon · yester · today · yestersol · yesternight · yestern · nudiustertian · tomorrow night · ereyesterday · yesteryear · yestreen · hesternal · tonight · last night · yesterevening

Synonyms

the last day

Translations (204)

it ieri (on the day before today) · az ötən gün (on the day before today) · kw de (on the day before today) · ceb gahapon (on the day before today) · lo ມື້ວານ (on the day before today) · ga inné (on the day before today) · ca ahir (on the day before today) · enm yesterday (on the day before today) · rw ejo (on the day before today) · vec geri (on the day before today) · sh ју̀че̄р (on the day before today) · cic oblaashaash (on the day before today) · kk кеше (on the day before today) · ms kelmarin (on the day before today) · dsb cora (on the day before today) · nl gisteren (on the day before today) · eu atzo (on the day before today) · ky кечээ (on the day before today) · crh dün (on the day before today) · af gister (on the day before today) · mfe yer (on the day before today) · sh jùčē (on the day before today) · ny dzulo (on the day before today) · uz kecha (on the day before today) · fy juster (on the day before today) · nb i går (on the day before today) · mk вче́ра (on the day before today) · koi тӧн (on the day before today) · bo ཁེ་སང (on the day before today) · clt avuochaning (on the day before today) · fo í gjár (on the day before today) · nap ajere (on the day before today) · cmn 昨兒個 /昨儿个 (on the day before today) · scn aieri (on the day before today) · sk včera (on the day before today) · vo ädelo (on the day before today) · ppl yalua (on the day before today) · km ថ្ងៃម្សិលមិញ (on the day before today) · ps پرون (on the day before today) · tl kahapon (on the day before today) · cs včera (on the day before today) · tk düýn (on the day before today) · be ўчо́ра (on the day before today) · hac ھیزی (on the day before today) · hu tegnap (on the day before today) · nv adą́ą́dą́ą́ʼ (on the day before today) · mr काल (on the day before today) · az dünən (on the day before today) · ba кисә (on the day before today) · sd ڪلهه (on the day before today) · ist ièri (on the day before today) · dng елигә (on the day before today) · sw jana (on the day before today) · et eile (on the day before today) · ug تۈنۈگۈن (on the day before today) · ko 작일 (on the day before today) · ml ഇന്നലെ (on the day before today) · nn i går (on the day before today) · cy ddoe (on the day before today) · rue вче́ра (on the day before today) · tpi asde (on the day before today) · la heri (on the day before today) · hsb wčera (on the day before today) · te నిన్న (on the day before today) · tt кичә (on the day before today) · dng зуәргә (on the day before today) · crh tünevin (on the day before today) · rm ier (on the day before today) · rsk вчера (on the day before today) · amu bja (on the day before today) · hsn 昨日 (on the day before today) · es ayer (on the day before today) · is í gær (on the day before today) · kn ನಿನ್ನೆ (on the day before today) · uk вчо́ра (on the day before today) · oc ièr (on the day before today) · fi eilen (on the day before today) · oj bijiinaago (on the day before today) · az dün (on the day before today) · rue уче́ра (on the day before today) · lt vakar (on the day before today) · la here (on the day before today) · fur îr (on the day before today) · uk учо́ра (on the day before today) · da i går (on the day before today) · dng зуәр (on the day before today) · shu أمس (on the day before today) · rue учо́ра (on the day before today) · ms semalam (Peninsular West Coast incl. KL) (on the day before today) · si ඊයේ (on the day before today) · pl na wczoraj (as soon as possible) · zdj djana (on the day before today) · pap ayera (on the day before today) · roa-tar ajère (on the day before today) · ti ትማሊ (on the day before today) · prs دِیروز (on the day before today) · mnp 隔暝 (on the day before today) · taa k'ode'onh (on the day before today) · nan-hbl 昨昏 (on the day before today) · gv jea (on the day before today) · cmn 昨兒 /昨儿 (on the day before today) · ka გუშინ (on the day before today) · pl wczoraj (on the day before today) · pt ontem (on the day before today) · yue 昨天 (on the day before today) · am ትናንትና (on the day before today) · tr dün (on the day before today) · uz kechagi (on the day before today) · ccc likajpe'ta (on the day before today) · ht yè (on the day before today) · nrf hièr (on the day before today) · el χθες (on the day before today) · cjy 夜天 (on the day before today) · gld чисэниэ (on the day before today) · yue 琴日 (on the day before today) · cv ӗнер (on the day before today) · avd ایزیره (on the day before today) · tly ایزر (on the day before today) · ur دِیروز (on the day before today) · za ngoenzvaz (on the day before today) · sh jùčēr (on the day before today) · nam kultyinimbi (on the day before today) · gd an-dè (on the day before today) · bo ཁ་སང (on the day before today) · pa ਕੱਲ੍ਹ (on the day before today) · mnp 昨暝 (on the day before today) · dlm jere (on the day before today) · mzs onte (on the day before today) · rcf yèr (on the day before today) · ur کَل (on the day before today) · rue вчо́ра (on the day before today) · av сон (on the day before today) · hi कल (on the day before today) · cmn 昨天 (on the day before today) · ko 어제 (on the day before today) · cu вьчера (on the day before today) · nrf hiaer (on the day before today) · sv igår (on the day before today) · ary البارح (on the day before today) · ja 昨日 (on the day before today) · mn ᠥᠴᠦᠭᠡᠳᠦᠷ (on the day before today) · dng ели (on the day before today) · mt lbieraħ (on the day before today) · ar أَمْسِ (on the day before today) · lv vakar (on the day before today) · hy երեկ (on the day before today) · gan 昨日 (on the day before today) · de gestern (on the day before today) · orv вьчера (on the day before today) · bua үсэгэлдэр (on the day before today) · cmn 昨日 (on the day before today) · za ngoenzlwenz (on the day before today) · gu ગઇકાલે (on the day before today) · mn өчигдөр (on the day before today) · io hiere (on the day before today) · wal zino (on the day before today) · hak 昨晡日 (on the day before today) · mhn gester (on the day before today) · egy s-f:ra (on the day before today) · ak ɛnnora (on the day before today) · he אֶתְמוֹל (on the day before today) · ce селхана (on the day before today) · ro ieri (on the day before today) · km ម្សិល (on the day before today) · cdo 昨暝 (on the day before today) · grc χθές (on the day before today) · ia heri (on the day before today) · hi काल (on the day before today) · ext ayel (on the day before today) · fr hier (on the day before today) · yue 尋日 /寻日 (on the day before today) · th เมื่อวานนี้ (on the day before today) · izh egle (on the day before today) · km ពីម្សិលមិញ (on the day before today) · eo hieraŭ (on the day before today) · lb gëschter (on the day before today) · ast ayeri (on the day before today) · yi נעכטן (on the day before today) · sh ју̀че (on the day before today) · sv i går (on the day before today) · sq dje (on the day before today) · wuu 昨日 (on the day before today) · fi eilispäivänä (on the day before today) · os знон (on the day before today) · arz امبارح (on the day before today) · br dec'h (on the day before today) · id kemarin (on the day before today) · ru вчера́ (on the day before today) · sa ह्यस् (on the day before today) · liv eggiļ (on the day before today) · my မနေ့က (on the day before today) · be учо́ра (on the day before today) · sl včeraj (on the day before today) · kl ippassaq (on the day before today) · or ଗତକାଲି (on the day before today) · ta நேற்று (on the day before today) · bg вче́ра (on the day before today) · xcl երէկ (on the day before today) · zu izolo (on the day before today) · aht kʼadaʼa (on the day before today) · ang geostran (on the day before today) · se ikte (on the day before today) · fa-ira دیروز (on the day before today) · tg дирӯз (on the day before today)

yesterday en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈjɛstədɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈjɪstədə/ (Northumbria)
• /ˈjɛstɹdi/ (General-American)
• /ˈjɪstɹdi/ (Southern-US, dated, dialectal)
• /ˈjɛstədeɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Received-Pronunciation) audio
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈjɛstɹdeɪ/ (General-American)
• /ˈjɪstɹdeɪ/ (Southern-US, dated, dialectal)

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”).

Meanings

1. The day immediately before today; one day ago.
   • Yesterday / All my troubles seemed so far away / Now it looks as though they're here to stay / Oh, I believe in yesterday 1965, Paul McCartney, “Yesterday”, in Help!:
   • Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow.
   • Yesterday was rainy, but by this morning it had begun to snow.
   • Yesterday, upon the stair / I met a man who wasn’t there / He wasn’t there again today / I wish, I wish he’d go away … 1899, Hughes Mearns, Antigonish:
2. (figuratively) The past, often in terms of being outdated.
   • All our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene v]:
   • The worker of today is different from that of yesterday.
   • yesterday's technology
   • Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins. For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. 2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76:

Forms

Deriveds

yesterday-today-tomorrow · yesterday night · ereyesterday · day before yesterday · born yesterday · remember like it was yesterday · yesterday is gone · yesterday but one · yesterday-today-and-tomorrow

Translations (264)

yue 昨日 (day before today) · ga inné (day before today) · rup ieri (day before today) · uz kechagi (day before today) · za ngoenzvaz (day before today) · syl ꠇꠣꠁꠟ (day before today) · hsb wčera (day before today) · es ayer (day before today) · st maobane (day before today) · lt vakarykštė diena (day before today) · bo ཁ་སང (day before today) · lt vakardiena (day before today) · sco yestreen (day before today) · ve mulovha (day before today) · sw jana (the recent past) · cv ӗнер (day before today) · ps پرون (day before today) · pt ontem (the recent past) · tg дирӯз (day before today) · rm ier (day before today) · tk düýn (day before today) · az dün (day before today) · izh eglelliin päivä (day before today) · inh селхан (day before today) · hy երեկ (the recent past) · njo-jgl yashi (day before today) · zdj djana (day before today) · gl onte (day before today) · ta நேற்று (day before today) · dlm jere (day before today) · nb gårsdag (day before today) · nl gisteren (day before today) · uk вчо́ра (day before today) · sh jùčēr (day before today) · la heri (day before today) · kmr duhî (day before today) · sah бэҕэһээ (day before today) · ks راتھ (day before today) · my မနေ့က (day before today) · kl ippassaq (day before today) · nan-hbl 昨暗 (day before today) · ast ayeri (the recent past) · enm yesterday (day before today) · pap ayera (á) (day before today) · tn maabane (day before today) · yao liiso (day before today) · gu ગઈ કાલ (day before today) · ky кечээ (day before today) · ain ヌマン (day before today) · yai пиён (day before today) · he אֶתְמוֹל (day before today) · id kemarin (day before today) · fi eilispäivä (the recent past) · wo demba (day before today) · ms kelmarin (day before today) · mt bieraħ (day before today) · pox ceră (day before today) · de gestern (day before today) · fo í gjár (day before today) · km ថ្ងៃម្សិល (day before today) · rup aieri (day before today) · tr dün (the recent past) · ba кисәге (day before today) · ale yam (day before today) · rm her (day before today) · lv vakar (day before today) · kk кеше (day before today) · bg вче́ра (day before today) · zza vızêr (diq) (the recent past) · fy juster (day before today) · mr काल (day before today) · nn gårdag (day before today) · ka გუშინ (day before today) · wyi yollinkoe (day before today) · fa دیروز (day before today) · nb forleden dag (the recent past) · eo hieraŭ (day before today) · yue 琴日 (day before today) · ce селхана (day before today) · hy երեկ (day before today) · am ትናንትና (day before today) · ve mba-mulovha (day before today) · acw أمس (day before today) · esu akwaugaq (day before today) · lol lobi (day before today) · fj nanoa (day before today) · sm ananafi (day before today) · ro ieri (the recent past) · msn nonor (day before today) · uz kecha (day before today) · aa kimal (day before today) · gl onte (the recent past) · bn গতকাল (day before today) · zza vızêr (diq) (day before today) · lv vakardiena (day before today) · fi eilispäivä (day before today) · oc ièr (day before today) · sv gårdag (the recent past) · shu أمس (day before today) · sc deris (day before today) · be ўчо́ра (day before today) · av сон (day before today) · sva ლა̄თ (day before today) · rup aeri (day before today) · th เมื่อวานนี้ (day before today) · an ahier (day before today) · roa-tar ajère (day before today) · crh dün (day before today) · mbb gevi'i (day before today) · ms kemarin (day before today) · mn өчигдөр (day before today) · xh izolo (day before today) · nn gårsdag (day before today) · hrx gester (day before today) · la hesternus (day before today) · it ieri (day before today) · za ngoenzlwenz (day before today) · ur کل (day before today) · pam napun (day before today) · se ievttá (day before today) · cdo 昨暝 (day before today) · sh ју̀че (day before today) · vo ädel (day before today) · ko 작일 (day before today) · crh tünevin (day before today) · lo ມື້ວານ (day before today) · oj bijiinaago (day before today) · af gister (day before today) · na nanahi (day before today) · ast ayeri (day before today) · liv eggiļ (day before today) · az dünən (day before today) · vi hôm qua (day before today) · sv i går (day before today) · sa ह्यस् (day before today) · bcl kasu-udma (day before today) · vot egle (day before today) · mzs onte (day before today) · hu tegnap (day before today) · fo gjárdagur (day before today) · sl včéraj (day before today) · as যোৱাকালি (day before today) · vec geri (day before today) · km ម្សិលមិញ (day before today) · qu qayna (day before today) · ist ièri (day before today) · mi nanahi (day before today) · sv gårdag (day before today) · ja 昨日 (day before today) · sip ཁ་སང (day before today) · et eile (day before today) · tl kahapon (day before today) · bi yestedei (day before today) · na ngago nane (day before today) · sma jååktan (day before today) · lzz ღომა (day before today) · lg jjo (day before today) · ajp مبارح (day before today) · sd ڪلهه (day before today) · cy ddoe (day before today) · lld inier (day before today) · ceb gahapon (day before today) · pt ontem (day before today) · wni vojana (day before today) · am ትናንት (day before today) · yi נעכטן (day before today) · mt ilbieraħ (day before today) · fi eilinen (the recent past) · sid bero (day before today) · grc χθές (day before today) · ia heri (day before today) · scn aieri (day before today) · cmn 昨天 (day before today) · sq dje (day before today) · mk вче́ра (day before today) · et eilnepäev (day before today) · ru вчера (the recent past) · he אֶמֶשׁ (day before today) · nan-hbl 昨日 (day before today) · cic oblaashaash (day before today) · iu ᐃᑉᐸᒃᓴᖅ (day before today) · as কালি (day before today) · ca dia d'ahir (the recent past) · sw jana (day before today) · ml ഇന്നലെ (day before today) · dsb cora (day before today) · eu atzo (day before today) · mba gabi-a (day before today) · izh egliin päivä (day before today) · xdq са (day before today) · km ម្សិល (day before today) · ms semalam (Peninsular West Coast incl. KL) (day before today) · uk учо́ра (day before today) · za ŋɵnƨlɯenƨ (day before today) · sh jùčē (day before today) · lb gëschter (day before today) · be учо́ра (day before today) · fur îr (day before today) · wo démb (day before today) · te నిన్న (day before today) · ro ieri (day before today) · hak 昨晡日 (day before today) · fi eilinen (day before today) · rup eri (day before today) · kok कालि (day before today) · ru вчера́ (day before today) · rup asearã (day before today) · zu izolo (day before today) · hi कलि (day before today) · si ඊයේ (day before today) · tt кичә (day before today) · nv adą́ą́dą́ą́ʼ (day before today) · bal زی (day before today) · tr dün (day before today) · cmn 昨日 (day before today) · ani суни (day before today) · lus nimin (day before today) · yue 尋日 /寻日 (day before today) · kn ನಿನ್ನೆ (day before today) · ug تۈنۈگۈن (day before today) · ary البارح (day before today) · ca ahir (day before today) · ba кисә (day before today) · tkl ananafi (day before today) · tpi asde (day before today) · lt vakar (day before today) · sn nezuro (day before today) · hi कल (day before today) · fr hier (day before today) · sms jåhtta (day before today) · msk kagabi (day before today) · egy s-f:ra (day before today) · gd an-dè (day before today) · acy imps (day before today) · esu unuamek (day before today) · sh ју̀че̄р (day before today) · nrf hièr (day before today) · or ଗତକାଲି (day before today) · gd an latha an-dè (the recent past) · pl wczoraj (day before today) · ssy kumal (day before today) · cs včerejšek (day before today) · lmo jer (day before today) · bcl kasuhapon (day before today) · xcl երէկ (day before today) · sk včera (day before today) · el χθες (day before today) · ja 昨日 (day before today) · ko 어제 (day before today) · lkt htalehã (day before today) · so shalay (day before today) · arz امبارح (day before today) · nan-hbl 昨昏 (day before today) · wuu 昨日 (day before today) · ln lobi (day before today) · de gestriger Tag (day before today) · da i går (day before today) · ar أَمْس (day before today) · enm yesterday (the recent past) · lij vêi (day before today) · sc aiseru (day before today) · kgp rãké tá (day before today) · om kaleessa (day before today) · pms ier (day before today)