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Meanings of yesteryear in English

Portuguese
passado
Catalan
temps passat
Spanish
pasado

The time that has elapsed.

passado
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Examples for "past"
Examples for "past"
1
British banks will also be cautious given past experiences, industry sources said.
Reuters
2
I have become aware of her great work over the past year.
The Irish Times
3
Take a good look at its product line over the past year.
Wired
4
Most lenders have seen credit quality gradually improve over the past year.
Reuters
5
However, in past cases, his office has often followed up with charges.
Reuters
1
But not for the house in Hanley and the dressmaking of yore.
A Mummer's Wife
2
And truly it is foretold in the Scriptures of them of yore.17
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
3
Not in yore vest pockets, but hid out in the brush somewheres.
Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
4
This wouldn't have been possible in the rose-tinted amateur era of yore.
The Irish Times
5
In days of motoring yore, a puncture was merely an annoying inconvenience.
The Irish Times
1
Such a compulsion in past times would have been called a geas.
Halo Cryptum
2
I find myself yearning for past times when car drivers wore gloves.
The Irish Times
3
He has in past times sent into the world preachers or prophets.
History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science
4
In past times the heroes were such as Webster, Calhoun and Clay.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
5
To such among us the associations of past times are very dear.
An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids
Usage of yesteryear in English
1
Whatever the problems of yesteryear-andthey were many-thatwas never true before.
This child will be great
2
Barack Obama is a politician of today, not a politician of yesteryear.
The Guardian
3
The days of granulated coffee beans might be a thing of yesteryear.
The South African
4
Bring back the salads of yesteryear, or please don't call them salads.
The Irish Times
5
Those who did not back Corbyn need to abandon yearnings for yesteryear.
The Guardian
6
Climbing's yesteryear has a couple great examples of big dudes who crushed.
Climbing Magazine
7
Surprisingly, 11 tracks are originals, albeit steeped in the styles of yesteryear.
The Irish Times
8
Could it be a throwback to a more direct style from yesteryear?
The South African
9
Tracks of yesteryear can be recreated, complete with period signage and cars.
BBC
10
That features two slots in the tip, a play on yesteryear's hole.
The South African
11
Tonight: What are well known sports people from yesteryear doing today?
Radio NZ
12
Let the following commercial videos from yesteryear serve as cautionary tales.
Wired
13
Hardly the great battles of yesteryear, but something to while away the evenings.
Rogues
14
It's evident that urinary incontinence is no longer the taboo topic of yesteryear.
The Irish Times
15
More angled than before with some really interesting cues from Audi's of yesteryear.
The South African
16
If you think about it, the computer acts like credit officers from yesteryear.
Numbers rule your world: the hidden influence of probabilities a...
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Portuguese
passado
Spanish
pasado
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Yesteryear across language varieties
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