Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - day
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~ n PERIOD OF TIME« 1 a period of 24 hours (We spent three days in Paris then went south. | What day is it today - Tuesday? | the day before yesterday) (I just saw Pat the day before yesterday. | the day after tomorrow) (We're leaving for LA the day after tomorrow.) 2 the period of time between when it becomes light in the morning and the time it becomes dark (I'm usually out during the day. | It rained all day. | by day (=during the day)) (Owls usually sleep by day and hunt by night.) THE TIME YOU ARE AWAKE« 3 C usually singular the time during the day when you are awake (His day begins at six. | long day (=a day when you had to get up early and were busy all day)) (It's been a very long day. | all day (long) (=during the whole time you are awake)) (I've been studying all day. I'm beat!) FUTURE« 4 one day also some day at an unknown time in the future (One day I'll buy a boat and sail around the world.) 5 one of these days informal at some time in the future (I might find the time to paint the bedroom one of these days.) 6 any day (now) spoken very soon (She's expecting the baby any day now.) 7 the day will come (when) used to emphasize that something will definitely happen at some time in the future (The day will come when he loses his eyesight completely.) PAST 8 one day on a particular day in the past (One day, she just didn't turn up for work, and we never saw her again.) 9 childhood/student/army days the time when you were a child, student, soldier etc 10 the good old days time in the past that you think was better that the present time (In the good old days people never had to lock their doors.) 11 those were the days spoken used to say that a time in the past was better than the present time 12 the other day a few days ago; recently (We had a letter from Kim the other day.) 13 in those days during a period of time in the past (Women wore long skirts in those days.) 14 in my day used to describe what things were like when you were young (In my day we used to have to get up at six o'clock.) 15 in his or her day during the most successful part of someone's life (Your grandfather was a famous radio personality in his day.) 16 the standards/fashion/wages etc of the day the standards etc that existed in a particular period of time in the past 17 five/three/nine years to the day exactly five years, three years, etc ago (It's two years to the day since we moved here.) SB'S LIFE/STH'S EXISTENCE« 18 sb's days someone's life (She ended her days in poverty.) 19 sb's/sth's days are numbered someone or something will not continue to exist or be effective (The days of the vinyl record are numbered.) WORK« 20 the time spent working during a 24-hour period (I work an eight-hour day. | Did you have a good day at the office?) (- see also working day) 21 day off a day when you do not have to work (I'm taking a day off next week.) 22 be on days spoken to be working during the day doing a job that you often have to do at night, for example, if you work in a hospital (I'm on days this week.) EACH DAY/EVERY DAY« 23 day after day happening continuously for a long time so that you become annoyed or bored (I couldn't stand sitting at a desk day after day.) 24 from day to day if something changes from day to day it change often (- compare daytoday) 25 day by day slowly and gradually (Her health was improving day by day.) 26 day in, day out every day for a long time (She cooked and cleaned day in, day out for forty years.) 27 night and day also day and night all the time; continuously (He was attended by nurses night and day.) NOW« 28 these days used to talk about your situation, behaviour, feelings etc now, especially if they used to be different (I don't go out much these days - once or twice a month at the most.) 29 in this day and age used when you are surprised or annoyed that something still happens (I find it incredible that such punishments still exist in this day and age.) 30 to this day even now, after so much time has passed (To this day I don't know who told Katy about Duncan.) 31 up to/until/to the present day from a time in the past until now (This tradition has continued right up until the present day.) BAD THINGS HAPPEN« 32 it's not my/your/his day spoken used when several unpleasant things have happened to someone in one day (It's really not Chris's day - he overslept, his car broke down, and he spilt coffee on his new pants.) 33 have an off day to be less successful or happy than usual, for no particular reason (His work isn't usually this bad - he must have had an off day.) 34 it's (just) one of those days spoken used when everything seems to be going wrong (It's just been one of those days.) GOOD THINGS HAPPEN« 35 make sb's day to make someone very happy (Hearing her voice on the phone really made my day.) 36 it's your/his/my lucky day! used when something very good happens to someone (Ruth just found a ten pound note in the street. It must be her lucky day!) PLEASURE« 37 make a day of it spoken to choose to spend all day doing something, usually for pleasure, when you could have spent only part of the day doing it (We were going into New York for the concert anyway, so we decided to make a day of it.) 38 day out especially BrE a day spent at the beach, in the countryside, at the zoo etc SUCCESS/FAME« 39 sb's day will come used to say that someone will have a chance to succeed in the future, even if they are not successful now 40 have had your day to be no longer successful, powerful, or famous (It seems as if Communism has had its day.) SPOKEN PHRASES« 41 that'll be the day spoken used to say that you think something is very unlikely to happen ("Bill says he'll wash the dishes tonight." "That'll be the day!") OTHER MEANINGS« 42 not have all day spoken to not have much time available (Hurry up, we don't have all day!) 43 it's not every day (that) spoken used to say that something does not happen often and is therefore very special (Let's go out and celebrate. After all, it's not every day you get a new job.) 44 (live to) see the day spoken to experience something that you thought would never happen (I never thought I'd live to see the day when women became priests.) 45 40/50/60 etc if she's a day spoken used to emphasize that someone is at least as old as you are saying (She's ninety if she's a day.) 46 from one day to the next if something changes from one day to the next, it does not stay the same for very long (I never know where he'll be from one day to the next.) 47 soup/dish/fish of the day the special soup etc that a restaurant serves on a particular day 48 day of action BrE a day when the workers in a particular place stop working for one day, to protest about something; a strike2 (1) 49 the day of reckoning the time when you are punished or made to suffer for the things you have done wrong (- see also call it a day call1 (27), carry the day carry1 (23), every dog (has) its day dog1 (11), have a field day field day (1), halfday, it's early days early1 (5), it's (a little) late in the day late1 (9), open day, save the day save1 (11), speech day, sports day) ( USAGE NOTE: DAY WORD CHOICE from day to day, day by day, day after day Something that changes or goes on day by day or from day to day is a continuous action The problem is getting worse day by day. | We just muddle along from day to day. Separate events that are repeated happen day after day Day after day he tramps the streets looking for work (=he does the same thing every day). GRAMMAR Remember that on is used with days and the word day itself on Thursday/on that day/on the same day/on the second day (NOT in or at) On is never used with the phrase the other day, when you do not say the exact day when something happened I saw Joey in Dick's Bar the other day (=a few days ago). Compare We spent two days in the mountains - on one day we went hiking and on the other we went fishing. Note that you say in those days but these days (NOT in these days) In those days not many people had TVs, but these days a lot of households have more than one. Remember that the phrase is during the day I couldn't get much work done during the day (NOT during day or in the day, though you can say in the daytime).). You do not use the with all day. SPELLING Remember that today is one word. )
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(days) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A day is one of the seven twenty-four hour periods of time in a week. N-COUNT 2. Day is the time when it is light, or the time when you are up and doing things. 27 million working days are lost each year due to work accidents and sickness... He arranged for me to go down to London one day a week... The snack bar is open during the day. ? night N-VAR 3. You can refer to a particular period in history as a particular day or as particular days. He began to talk about the Ukraine of his uncle’s day... She is doing just fine these days. N-COUNT: with supp 4. If something happens day after day, it happens every day without stopping. The newspaper job had me doing the same thing day after day. PHRASE 5. In this day and age means in modern times. Even in this day and age the old attitudes persist. PHRASE 6. If you say that something has seen better days, you mean that it is old and in poor condition. The tweed jacket she wore had seen better days. PHRASE: V inflects 7. If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful. Faced with mounting debts, the decision to call it a day was inevitable... PHRASE: V inflects 8. If someone carries the day, they are the winner in a contest such as a battle, debate, or sporting competition. (JOURNALISM) For the time being, the liberals seem to have carried the day. PHRASE: V inflects 9. If you say that something has had its day, you mean that the period during which it was most successful or popular has now passed. Beat music may finally have had its day... PHRASE: V inflects 10. If something makes your day, it makes you feel very happy. (INFORMAL) Come on, Bill. Send Tom a card and make his day... PHRASE: V inflects 11. One day or some day or one of these days means at some time in the future. I too dreamed of living in London one day... I hope some day you will find the...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English d?g; akin to Old High German tag ~ Date: before 12th century 1. a. the time of light between one night and the next b. ~light 1 c. ~time 2. the period of rotation of a planet (as earth) or a moon on its axis 3. the mean solar ~ of 24 hours beginning at mean midnight 4. a specified ~ or date 5. a specified time or period ; age in grandfather's ~ — often used in plural the old ~s the ~s of sailing ships 6. the conflict or contention of the ~ played hard and won the ~ 7. the time established by usage or law for work, school, or business DAY I. biographical name Clarence Shepard, Jr. 1874-1935 American author II. biographical name Thomas 1748-1789 English author III. biographical name William Rufus 1849-1923 American statesman & jurist ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, esp. from midnight to midnight, corresponding to a complete revolution of the earth on its axis. b a corresponding period on other planets (Martian day). 3 daylight (clear as day). 4 the time in a day during which work is normally done (an eight-hour day). 5 a (also pl.) a period of the past or present (the modern day; the old days). b (prec. by the) the present time (the issues of the day). 6 the lifetime of a person or thing, esp. regarded as useful or productive (have had my day; in my day things were different). 7 a point of time (will do it one day). 8 a the date of a specific festival. b a day associated with a particular event or purpose (graduation day; payday; Christmas day). 9 a particular date; a date agreed on. 10 a day's endeavour, or the period of an endeavour, esp. as bringing success (win the day). Phrases and idioms all in a (or the) day's work part of normal routine. at the end of the day in the final reckoning, when all is said and done. call it a day end a period of activity, esp. resting content that enough has been done. day after day without respite. day and night all the time. day-boy (or -girl) Brit. a boy or girl who goes daily from home to school, esp. a school that also has boarders. day by day gradually. day care the supervision of young children during the working day. day centre a place providing care for the elderly or handicapped during the day. day-dream n. a pleasant fantasy or reverie. --v.intr. indulge in this. day-dreamer a person who indulges in day-dreams. day in, day out routinely, constantly. day labourer an unskilled labourer hired by the day. day lily any plant of the genus Hemerocallis, whose flowers last only a day. day nursery a nursery where children are looked after during the working day. day off a day's holiday from work. Day of Judgement = Judgement Day. day of reckoning see RECKONING. day of rest the Sabbath. day out a trip or excursion for a day. day-owl any owl hunting by day esp....Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) день; сутки 2) горн. дневная поверхность 3) ширина оконного проёма - apparent solar day - astronomical day - broadcast day - clear day - cloudy day - cover day - degree day - design day - ephemeris day - lunar day - mean so far day - overcast day - precipitation day - rain day - rainless day - shooting day - sidereal day - solar day - strike day - thunder day - tidal day ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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Англо-русский Русско-английски словарь по телекоммуникациям
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1) день, сутки дневной, суточный 2) горн. верхний пласт (ближайший к земной поверхности) 3) горн. дневная поверхность 4) горн. свет, видимый при выходе из шахты per day — в день, в сутки - apparent solar day - leap day - lunar day - mean civil day - mean solar day - sidereal day - solar day ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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сущ. 1) день, сутки, двадцать четыре часа 2) время, эра, эпоха, период, срок, пора 3) дни жизни, жизнь • - Labor Day - The Budget day - account day - as from that day - barrels per day - business day - calendar day - call it a day - carry-over day - carrying-over day - certain day - closing day - contango day - costs per day - day before - day care - day certain - day duty - day of absence - day of entry - day of grace - day of payment - day of sale - day of settlement - day of the month - day of transaction - day off - day order - day out - day rate - day shift - day trading - day wages - day work - days of grace - days of respite - declaration day - election day - every second day - exchange of the day - first notice day - idle day - last notice day - m-day - making-up day - option day - paid days off - pay day - setting day - settlement day - short day - shortened working day - ticket day - trading day - vesting day DAY 1) день; сутки; дата 2) pl время, эпоха, период – day of issue – effective day ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. день every day —- каждый день; что ни день any day —- в любой день; в любое время; со дня на день every other day, day about —- через день twice a day —- два раза в день, дважды на дню all day —- весь день all day long —- день-деньской, с утра до вечера, весь день напролет day and night, night and day —- день и ночь; круглосуточно between two days —- ам. ночью the day before —- накануне the day before yesterday —- третьего дня, позавчера the day after tomorrow —- послезавтра in two days —- через два дня two days after —- через два дня a few days ago —- несколько дней назад day after day, day by day, day in and day out —- день за днем, изо дня в день day out —- день, проведенный вне дома; свободный день прислуги day of rest, day off —- выходной день 2. день, дневное время parting day —- время перед заходом солнца; день, склоняющийся к закату broad day —- день, днем at day —- на рассвете, на заре before day —- затемно, до рассвета by day —- днем break of day —- рассвет; восход солнца the day breaks —- заря занимается 3. рабочий день seven-hour day —- семичасовой рабочий день day's takings —- ежедневная выручка (to work) by the day —- (работать) поденно 4. определенный день, определенное число; (календарная) дата Victory D. —- День Победы May D. —- Первое мая the day —- диал. сегодня (on) this day —- в этот день on the day of his arrival —- в день его приезда this...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) день; сутки on that day - в тот день all (the) day - весь день - all day long - by the day - solar day - astronomical day - nautical day - civil day - the day - every other day - day about - the present day - the day after tomorrow - the day before - the day before yesterday - one day - the other day - some day - one of these days day in, day out изо дня в день day by/after day, from day to day день за днем; изо дня в день; со дня на день first day (of the week) воскресенье - day off - day out far in the day к концу дня three times a day три раза в день 2) знаменательный день - May Day - Victory Day - Inauguration Day - high day - banner day 3) дневное время by day - днем - at day - before day - between two days 4) oft. pl. период, отрезок времени; эпоха in the days of yore/old - в старину, в былые времена in these latter days - в последнее время in days to come - в будущем, в грядущие времена men of the day - видные люди (эпохи) 5) пора, время (расцвета, упадка и т.п.); вся жизнь человека to have had/to have seen ones day - устареть, отслужить свое, выйти из употребления he will see his better days yet - он еще оправится, наступят и для него лучшие времена ones early days - юность his day is gone - его время прошло, окончилась его счастливая пора his days are numbered - дни его сочтены to close/end ones days - окончить дни свои; скончаться; покончить счеты с жизнью 6) победа to carry/win the day - одержать победу the day is ours - мы одержали победу, мы выиграли сражение - lose the day 7) geol....Англо-русский словарь
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transport. abbr. James M Cox Dayton International Airport airport code Dayton International Airport, Dayton, Ohio USA AMEX symbols Dayton Mining Corporation ...English abbreviation dictionary
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See: ALL IN A DAY'S WORK, CALL IT A DAY, CARRY THE DAY, EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY, FATHER'S DAY, FOREVER AND A DAY, GOOD DAY, MAKE A DAY OF IT, NAME DAY, NIGHT AND DAY, ONE OF THESE DAYS, or SOME OF THESE DAYS, PASS THE TIME OF DAY, RAINY DAY, SAVE THE DAY, SEE BETTER DAYS, THAT'LL BE THE DAY. ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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- O.E. dжg, from P.Gmc. *dagaz, from PIE *dhegh-, meaning originally, in Eng., the daylight hours. Daydream is 1685; day-tripper first recorded 1897; daylight in slang sense of "clear open space between two things" is from 1820. Day-Glo is 1951, proprietary name for a brand of fluorescent paint. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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