yesterday meaning and definition

YESTERDAY noun

Definition of yesterday (noun)

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

YESTERDAY adverb

Definition of yesterday (adverb)

1. on the day preceding today
   • "yesterday the weather was beautiful"
2. in the recent past; only a short time ago
   • "I was not born yesterday!"