Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the other day

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.74 in modern English

Syllables: the other -day
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Recently; lately; a few days ago.

adv

The day before yesterday.

noun

the day before yesterday.

Example Sentences

"I saw your friend William the other day. He says hi."
"Where were you the other day? We missed you down at the firehall."
"San Francisco, eh? That's funny, I was there just the other day."
"It was only the other day that Persia woke up from her age-long sleep at the call of the West to be instantly trampled into stillness by the Nation."
"Uh-oh. I emerged from the Underground station at London King's Cross the other day to find a dense throng of people filling the main line station's concourse."

Questions

What does the other day mean?: Recently; lately; a few days ago.

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