yesterday
gb/jˈɛstɚdˌeɪ/ us/jˈɛstɚdˌeɪ/
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Αγγλικά
~ 600
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
adverb
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relation
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On the day before today
On the day before this day.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'yesterday' with 'the other day', which refers to a recent but unspecified day in the past.
Συνώνυμα
the day before (A more explicit phrase with the same meaning; slightly more formal in some contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
tomorrow (Refers to the day after today, opposite in time.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
yesterday morning
|yesterday afternoon
|since yesterday
|yesterday evening
Θέματα
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- I met her for coffee yesterday.
- It rained heavily yesterday.
- We finished the project yesterday afternoon.
- Yesterday was my birthday.
- They moved into their new house yesterday.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I saw my friend yesterday.
- It was sunny yesterday.
- We played football yesterday.
- Yesterday I went to the park.
- She called me yesterday.
Ουσιαστικό
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The day before today
The day that came before this day.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes forget to use the possessive form 'yesterday's' when describing something belonging to that day, e.g., 'yesterday meeting' instead of 'yesterday's meeting'.
Συνώνυμα
the previous day (A slightly more formal or descriptive way to refer to the same concept.)
Αντώνυμα
tomorrow (The day after today, opposite in sequence.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
since yesterday
|yesterday's news
|yesterday's meeting
Θέματα
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Yesterday was a public holiday.
- I can’t believe yesterday went by so quickly.
- Yesterday’s game was exciting.
- We talked about it yesterday.
- Yesterday marked our first anniversary.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Yesterday was Sunday.
- I was at school yesterday.
- Yesterday was very cold.
- We had a party yesterday.
- Yesterday was busy.
Γραμματική
Εκφράσεις
as if it were yesterday
1/ˈæz ˈɪf ˈɪt wɚ jˈɛstɚdˌeɪ/
idiom
Remembering vividly and clearly
To remember something very clearly, as if it happened very recently.
Παραδείγματα
- I remember our first meeting as if it were yesterday.
- She recalls the accident as if it were yesterday.
since yesterday
1/sˈɪns jˈɛstɚdˌeɪ/
fixed phrase
From yesterday until now
Starting on the day before this one and continuing until now.
Παραδείγματα
- I have had a headache since yesterday.
- She has been waiting for a reply since yesterday.
yesterday's news
1/jˈɛstɚdˌeɪz njˈuz/
idiom
Something outdated or irrelevant
Something that is no longer interesting or important because it is old information.
Παραδείγματα
- That story is yesterday's news now; people have moved on.
- He was once famous, but now he's just yesterday's news.