yesterday
gb/jˈɛstɚdˌeɪ/ us/jˈɛstɚdˌeɪ/
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adverb
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On the day before today
On the day before this day.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'yesterday' with 'the other day', which refers to a recent but unspecified day in the past.
Sinónimos
the day before (A more explicit phrase with the same meaning; slightly more formal in some contexts.)
Antónimos
tomorrow (Refers to the day after today, opposite in time.)
Colocações
yesterday morning
|yesterday afternoon
|since yesterday
|yesterday evening
Temas
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- I saw my friend yesterday.
- It was sunny yesterday.
- We played football yesterday.
- Yesterday I went to the park.
- She called me yesterday.
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The day before today
The day that came before this day.
Erro comum:
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'.
Sinónimos
the previous day (A slightly more formal or descriptive way to refer to the same concept.)
Antónimos
tomorrow (The day after today, opposite in sequence.)
Colocações
since yesterday
|yesterday's news
|yesterday's meeting
Temas
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- Yesterday was Sunday.
- I was at school yesterday.
- Yesterday was very cold.
- We had a party yesterday.
- Yesterday was busy.
Gramática
Expressões
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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- That story is yesterday's news now; people have moved on.
- He was once famous, but now he's just yesterday's news.