See Also: yesterday(dictionary)
yesterday 1, adverb(dictionary)
yesterday 2, noun(dictionary)

yesterday (iou)



yesterday adverb, noun, & adjective.

A. adverb. On the day before today; fig. in the (recent) past. Also hyperbol., extremely urgently, immediately. OE.
not born yesterday not wholly naive, not a fool (esp. in wasn't born yesterday).
M. Keane I flew in yesterday from Brazil. Independent Everybody wants something, and they want it yesterday.
b. noun. The day before today; the previous day; fig. the (recent) past. OE.
A. M. Fairbairn To enrich the church of to-day with the wealth of all her yesterdays. Guardian Yesterday's talks..do not herald any dramatic shift or achievement.
C. adjective. Belonging to yesterday or the immediate past; bygone. Now rare or obsolete. M16.
Comb.: yesterday afternoon, yesterday evening, yesterday morning, yesterday night, etc. (during) the afternoon, evening, morning, night, etc., of yesterday; yesterday's man a man, esp. a politician, whose career is finished or past its peak; yesterday's news fig. a thing which (or person who) is no longer of interest.