Meanings
adverb
- On the preceding day; the day before. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Synonyms: the previous day
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbOn the preceding day; the day before. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Similar
the previous day
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 前一天
- 前一天 (qiányītiān)on the preceding day
Dutch de dag ervoor
- de dag ervooron the preceding day
Finnish edellisena päivänä, edellispäivänä
- edellisena päivänäon the preceding day
- edellispäivänäon the preceding day
French la veille, le jour précédent
- la veilleon the preceding day
- le jour précédenton the preceding day
German am Tag zuvor
- am Tag zuvoron the preceding day
Greek την προηγούμενη μέρα
- την προηγούμενη μέρα (tin proïgoúmeni méra)on the preceding day
Hindi कल, पिछले दिन
- कल (kal)on the preceding day
- पिछले दिन (pichle din)on the preceding day
- एक दिन पहले (ek din pahle)on the preceding day
Hungarian az előtte való napon, az előző napon
- az előtte való naponon the preceding day
- az előző naponon the preceding day
- a megelőző naponon the preceding day
Italian il giorno prima
- il giorno primaon the preceding day
Polish poprzedniego dnia
- poprzedniego dniaon the preceding day
Russian накану́не
- накану́не (nakanúne)on the preceding day
Slovak v predvečer
- v predvečeron the preceding day
Spanish el día anterior, el día antes
- el día anterioron the preceding day
- el día anteson the preceding day
- vísperaon the preceding day
Ukrainian напередо́дні
- напередо́дні (naperedódni)on the preceding day
Cite this entry
APA
the day before. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20day%20before
MLA
“the day before.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20day%20before. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the day before,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20day%20before.
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