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Definition: Meaning of, day in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / deɪ /

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  1. 24 hours [countable] a period of 24 hours
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  2. not night [uncountable and countable] the period of time between when it gets light in the morning and when it gets dark
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  3. when you are awake [countable usually singular] the time during the day when you are awake and active
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  4. time at work [countable] the time you spend doing your job during a 24-hour period
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  5. past [countable] used to talk about a time in the past
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  6. now [countable] used to talk about the situation that exists now
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  7. future [countable] used to talk about a time in the future
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  8. somebody's/something's day a successful period of time in someone's life or in something's existence
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  9. Independence/election/Christmas etc day a day on which a particular event or celebration takes place
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  10. five/three/nine etc years to the day exactly five years etc
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  11. somebody's days someone's life
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  12. somebody's/something's days are numbered used to say that someone or something will not exist for much longer
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  13. day after day also day in day out continuously for a long time in a way that is annoying or boring
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  14. from day to day also from one day to the next if a situation changes from day to day or from one day to the next, it changes often
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  15. day by day slowly and gradually
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  16. night and day also day and night all the time [=  continuously]
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  17. day out especially British English a trip you make for pleasure on a particular day
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  18. have an off day to be less successful or happy than usual, for no particular reason
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  19. make somebody's day to make someone very happy
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  20. soup/dish/fish etc of the day a soup, meal etc that a restaurant serves on a particular day in addition to the meals they always offer
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  21. be all in a day's work if something difficult, unpleasant, or unusual is all in a day's work for someone, it is a normal part of their job
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  22. take each day as it comes also take it one day at a time to deal with something as it happens and not worry about the future
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  23. the day of reckoning a time when you have to deal with the bad results of something you did in the past
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  24. spoken it's (just) one of those days used to say that everything seems to be going wrong
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  25. spoken it's not somebody's day used when several unpleasant things have happened to someone in one day
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  26. spoken make a day of it British English to spend all day doing something for pleasure
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  27. spoken that'll be the day used to say that you think something is very unlikely to happen
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  28. spoken not have all day used to say that you want someone to do something faster because you do not have enough time to wait for them to finish
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  29. spoken it's not every day (that) used to say that something does not happen often and is therefore very special
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  30. spoken back in the day several years ago; used especially by young people to refer to a time when they were yuounger
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  31. spoken be on days to work during the day at a job you sometimes have to do at night
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  32. spoken 40/50/60 etc if he's/she's a day used to emphasize that someone is at least as old as you are saying
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Day


Definition: Meaning of, Day in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / deɪ /

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Word Forms:
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Day days
  1. 1874-1935 united States writer best known for his autobiographical works
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    Clarence Day, Clarence Shepard Day Jr.
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Day used in phrases

  • Admission Day (noun)
    1. in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union
  • All Fools' day (noun)
    1. the first day of April which is celebrated by playing practical jokes
  • All Hallows' Day
    1. another name for ALL SAINT'S DAY, November 1st
  • All Saints' Day
    1. 1 November, when Christian churches remember all the SAINT s
  • All Souls' Day
    1. 2 November, when people in Christian churches pray for the souls of those who have died
  • American Indian Day (noun)
    1. uS: the 4th Friday in September
  • Annunciation Day (noun)
    1. a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
  • Anzac Day
    1. in Australia and New Zealand, April 25th each year, remembered as the date of the landing at Gallipoli in 1915
  • April Fools' Day (noun)
    1. April 1st, a day when people play tricks on each other
  • April Fools' day (noun)
    1. the first day of April which is celebrated by playing practical jokes
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Pronunciation: ˈtʃɛːmən ɒv;(ə)v ðə;ðɪ;ðiː bɔːd
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