remember like it was yesterday

verb

to remember very well, especially something that happened long ago

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Meanings

verbremember like it was yesterday (third-person singular simple present remembers like it was yesterday, present participle remembering like it was yesterday, simple past and past participle remembered like it was yesterday)

present singular third person remembers like it was yesterday · participle present remembering like it was yesterday · participle past remembered like it was yesterday · past remembered like it was yesterday

  1. transitivesimileto remember very well, especially something that happened long ago
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APA

remember like it was yesterday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remember%20like%20it%20was%20yesterday

MLA

“remember like it was yesterday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remember%20like%20it%20was%20yesterday. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “remember like it was yesterday,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remember%20like%20it%20was%20yesterday.

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