yesterday
gb/jˈɛstɚdˌeɪ/ us/jˈɛstɚdˌeɪ/
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ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 600
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
adverb
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relation
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On the day before today
On the day before this day.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'yesterday' with 'the other day', which refers to a recent but unspecified day in the past.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
the day before (A more explicit phrase with the same meaning; slightly more formal in some contexts.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
tomorrow (Refers to the day after today, opposite in time.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
yesterday morning
|yesterday afternoon
|since yesterday
|yesterday evening
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- I saw my friend yesterday.
- It was sunny yesterday.
- We played football yesterday.
- Yesterday I went to the park.
- She called me yesterday.
ਨਾਂਵ
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The day before today
The day that came before this day.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
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'.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
the previous day (A slightly more formal or descriptive way to refer to the same concept.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
tomorrow (The day after today, opposite in sequence.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
since yesterday
|yesterday's news
|yesterday's meeting
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- Yesterday was Sunday.
- I was at school yesterday.
- Yesterday was very cold.
- We had a party yesterday.
- Yesterday was busy.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- That story is yesterday's news now; people have moved on.
- He was once famous, but now he's just yesterday's news.