1. (n.) The day last past; the day next before the present.

2. (n.) Fig.: A recent time; time not long past.

3. (adv.) On the day last past; on the day preceding to-day; as, the affair took place yesterday.

aforetime before before now beforetime bygone days bygone times days gone by dead past earlier erenow erewhile erst foretime former times formerly heretofore historically history hitherto in the past in times past lang syne only yesterday past past history past times prehistorically previously priorly recent past recently the irrevocable Past the past then thou unrelenting past times past whilom yesteryear yore