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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
yesterday
/ˈjɛstədeɪ/
noun1 of 2
day before today
- “He applied for the new position the day before yesterday.”Tatoeba
- “He applied for the new job the day before yesterday.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
adverb2 of 2
On the day before today.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)