What is the meaning of yesterday?

noun

  • The day immediately before today.
    • usage: "it was in yesterday's newspapers"
  • The recent past.
    • usage: "yesterday's solutions are not good enough"; "we shared many yesterdays"

adverb

  • On the day preceding today.
    • usage: "yesterday the weather was beautiful"
  • In the recent past; only a short time ago.
    • usage: "I was not born yesterday"
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