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PRONUNCIATION OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

yesterday afternoon  [ˈjestəˌdeɪ ˌɑːftəˈnuːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yesterday afternoon is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES YESTERDAY AFTERNOON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of yesterday afternoon in the English dictionary

The definition of yesterday afternoon in the dictionary is during the afternoon of the day preceding today.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH YESTERDAY AFTERNOON


afternoon
ˌɑːftəˈnuːn
balloon
bəˈluːn
Cameroon
ˌkæməˈruːn
cartoon
kɑːˈtuːn
commune
kəˈmjuːn
Dunoon
dəˈnuːn
forenoon
ˈfɔːˌnuːn
honeymoon
ˈhʌnɪˌmuːn
hoon
huːn
June
dʒuːn
Kun
kuːn
maroon
məˈruːn
midnoon
ˌmɪdˈnuːn
moon
muːn
noon
nuːn
prenoon
priːˈnuːn
soon
suːn
toon
tuːn
tribune
ˈtrɪbjuːn
tune
tjuːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

yes men
yes please
yes/no question
Yesenin
yeshiva
yeshivoth
yesk
yester
yesterday
yesterday evening
yesterday morning
yesterday week
yesterdays
yestereve
yestereven
yestermorn
yestern
yesternight
yesteryear
yestreen

WORDS THAT END LIKE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

boon
cocoon
coon
full moon
good afternoon
high noon
hot-air balloon
Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon
lagoon
loon
monsoon
over the moon
raccoon
saloon
saskatoon
spoon
tablespoon
teaspoon
tycoon
typhoon

Synonyms and antonyms of yesterday afternoon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «yesterday afternoon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

Find out the translation of yesterday afternoon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yesterday afternoon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yesterday afternoon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

昨日下午
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ayer por la tarde
570 millions of speakers

English

yesterday afternoon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कल दोपहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بعد ظهر امس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вчера во второй половине дня
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ontem à tarde
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গতকাল বিকেলে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hier après-midi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

petang semalam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gestern Nachmittag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

昨日の午後
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어제 오후
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wingi sore
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiều hôm qua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேற்று பிற்பகல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काल दुपारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dün öğleden sonra
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ieri pomeriggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wczoraj po południu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Учора в другій половині дня
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ieri dupa-amiaza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χθες το απόγευμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gistermiddag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

igår eftermiddag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

i går ettermiddag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yesterday afternoon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YESTERDAY AFTERNOON»

The term «yesterday afternoon» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.107 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YESTERDAY AFTERNOON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «yesterday afternoon» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «yesterday afternoon» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yesterday afternoon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YESTERDAY AFTERNOON»

Discover the use of yesterday afternoon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yesterday afternoon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Linguistics
(7) Who bought a computer yesterday afternoon? – the student. (8) What did the student do yesterday afternoon? – buy a computer. (9) When did the student buy a computer? – yesterday afternoon. In (10) we have the replacements. (10) the ...
Anne E. Baker, Kees Hengeveld, 2012
2
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years ...
It rained till yesterday afternoon : in the night a violent mower that lasted 39 minutes ; wind south by west, - - 1.162 12. It rained a little from two to three in the afternoon, but in the night violently for a short time, •3I9 1 3. It rained yesterday from ...
James Bruce, 1790
3
Experimental Syntax and Island Effects
Ich frage mich, was gestern am Nachmittag f ̈ur ein Mann I ask myself what yesterday on. the afternoon for a man gesehen wurde. seen was 'I wonder what kind of man was seen yesterday afternoon.' [pass] d. Ich frage mich, was gestern am ...
Jon Sprouse, Norbert Hornstein, 2013
4
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years ...
It rained all yesterday afternoon, and all this morning small rain, but none in the night, - .452 28. From the 25th in the afternoon to this day at noon, 2.137" 29. From the 28th at noon to the 29th it rained in the first part of the night, but was fair all ...
James Bruce, 1813
5
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile: In the Years ...
It thundered from noon till three, - - - - - - - rained all yesterday afternoon, and by intervals, till nine at night. Small rain this morning; calm; W. S. W. and S. W. - - - - - It rained yesterday afternoon and in the night; S. W. N. B. The 6th of July is the ...
James Bruce, 1804
6
Travels To Discover The Source Of The Nile, In the Years ...
It rained from two in the afternoon till four, and from ten till midnight, - It rained yesternight, and in the afternoon and night the day before, - _ It rained till yesterday afternoon : in the night a violent shower that lasted 39 minutes; wind south by ...
James Bruce of Kinnaird, 1790
7
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years ...
It rained all yesterday afternoon, and by intervals, till nine at night. Small rain this morning; calm; W. S. W. and S. W. - - - - - 6. It rained yesterday afternoon and in the night; S. W. N. B. The 6th of July is the first of the month Hamlie, and of the ...
‎1804
8
Big Activity Book: 95 worksheets for English lessons
We're going swimming tomorrow morning. 13. Are you coming round tomorrow evening? 14. He wasn't at work yesterday afternoon because he went to hospital for an appointment. 15. John was in Birmingham all day yesterday for a meeting.
Matt Purland, 2004
9
The German Perfect: Its Semantic Composition and Its ...
NEGATION ON THE TENSE LEVEL: It is not the case that there is a tense time tr such that tr is (possibly improperly) included in yesterday afternoon and tr is before now and there is an aspect time IA such that tA is (possibly improperly) located ...
R. Musan, 2002
10
Revised Record of the Constitutional Convention of the State ...
I came into the Chamber shortly after the roll call yesterday afternoon and was here during the remainder of the afternoon session and throughout the evening session. I desire to have the Record show that my absence at the time stated was  ...
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1916

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YESTERDAY AFTERNOON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yesterday afternoon is used in the context of the following news items.
1
"Blue screen of death" on your iPhone? You're not alone
Yesterday afternoon, MacRumors reported on an issue supposedly plaguing a number of T-Mobile's iPhone users. Many customers are complaining of seeing ... «TmoNews, Jun 15»
2
Police investigating bomb hoax which closed King Street, Luton …
BEDFORDSHIRE Police are investigating a bomb hoax which caused King Street, Luton to be closed yesterday afternoon. A bomb disposal robot was deployed ... «Luton On Sunday, Jun 15»
3
Missing 21-year-old woman found safe and well
The 21-year-old had last been seen in the Alliance Avenue area of Belfast at around 4pm yesterday afternoon. Concern had been raised when she failed to ... «thejournal.ie, May 15»
4
Farage Rises Again: So How Can The Tories Stop Him This Time?
Yesterday afternoon, having been triumphantly received first by the 1922 and then his adoring new cohort, David Cameron announced the details of his ... «Breitbart News, May 15»
5
Hawks Should Be Playing Tonight, Not Yesterday Afternoon
This was avoidable if the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls begin their series yesterday afternoon instead. The Bulls haven't played since April 30th when ... «Atlanta All Day, May 15»
6
"White Lives Matter" Guy Speaks, Denies Hoping For Rape
[UPDATE BELOW] Yesterday afternoon we got a phone call from Saverio "Sam" Pugliese, the frozen-yogurt company owner who repeatedly yelled "White Lives ... «Gothamist, May 15»
7
Protesting PAS 'troublemakers' won't have impact, says Penang …
The protest yesterday afternoon by some PAS members against Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and its campaign to retain the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat was ... «The Malaysian Insider, May 15»
8
2nd Avenue Building Explosion Yesterday Sidelines Pomme Frites …
Yesterday afternoon was a nightmare realized on Second Avenue in the East Village. As you probably heard, a gas-related explosion at roughly 3:30pm inside ... «Bowery Boogie, Mar 15»
9
Family Plan savings for T-Mobile business customers: Explained
Yesterday afternoon – or morning if you're Pacific time – T-Mobile announced a brand new set of Uncarrier moves for businesses and consumers. As we'd heard ... «TmoNews, Mar 15»
10
Tomorrowland Secrets Revealed: Let's Over Analyze The New Trailer
Yesterday afternoon, Walt Disney Pictures released the first full trailer for Brad Bird's Tomorrowland. You can watch that trailer here, in case you haven't seen it ... «/FILM, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Yesterday afternoon [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/yesterday-afternoon>. Apr 2024 ».
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