yesterday — the day before today
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the day before today
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈjestərdeɪ/
Korean meaning: 오늘의 전날, 어제
Korean pronunciation: 예스-터-데이 (강세: 예스)
Example Sentences
- I ate so much pizza yesterday that I'm still full today!
- Yesterday's weather was perfect for a picnic.
- She wasn't born yesterday - she knows all your tricks!
yesterday
NOUN//ˈjestərdeɪ//
the day before today
💡 Concept
A student reflects on yesterday's events in their diary
🎵 Rhyme
Yesterday showed me the way, now let me say what I learned that day
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈjestərdeɪ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈjestədeɪ/
🌳Etymology
Rootyester
Suffix-day
Origin
고대 영어 'geostran dæg'에서 유래했습니다. 'geostran'은 '어제'를, 'dæg'는 '날'을 의미했어요. 시간이 지나면서 중세 영어를 거쳐 현재의 'yesterday'로 변화했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
daywaysayplay
day
way
say
play
🔗Collocations
yesterday morning
yesterday afternoon
yesterday evening
since yesterday
yesterday's news
born yesterday
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“I ate so much pizza yesterday that I'm still full today!”
“Yesterday's weather was perfect for a picnic.”
😄 Fun example
“She wasn't born yesterday - she knows all your tricks!”
“I finished my homework yesterday evening.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
the day beforethe previous day
Antonyms
todaytomorrow
Related
morningeveningweekmonthpast
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