# yesterday

Pronunciation: US say "YES-tur-day" /ˈjɛstɚdeɪ/; UK say "YES-tuh-day" /ˈjɛstədeɪ/

## Adverb

1. During the day that came directly before today.
   - Simple: On the day just before today.
   - _The package arrived yesterday, earlier than we expected._
   - _They announced the election results yesterday afternoon._
4. As soon as possible; immediately, with strong emphasis on urgency. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: As fast as possible, with no delay at all.
   - _The client wanted the designs yesterday, so the team worked through the night._
   - _I needed that paperwork on my desk yesterday._

## Noun

2. The day directly preceding today, counted as one day in the past.
   - Simple: The day that came just before today.
   - _Yesterday felt longer than any other day this week._
   - _She compared today's weather with yesterday's, noting the sudden drop._
3. The past considered as a time now gone, often with a sense of being outdated.
   - Simple: The past, especially things that feel old or out of date.
   - _That style of management belongs to yesterday, not the modern workplace._
   - _The town clung to the values of yesterday long after they stopped working._

## Origin

From Middle English yesterday, from Old English ġiestrandæġ ("yesterday"), which breaks down as yester- plus day. It is related to Dutch gisterdag, dialectal German gestertag, and Swedish gårdag, all meaning "yesterday."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/yesterday (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).