- day
- noun1 period of 24 hoursADJECTIVE▪ the following, (the) next▪ the previous▪ the other▪
I was in your area the other day (= recently).
▪ one, some▪I hope we meet again some day.
▪ the very▪It happened on the very day (= the same day) that Kemp was murdered.
▪The letter arrived the very next day.
▪ auspicious, big, eventful, historic, memorable, red-letter, special▪ field▪The tabloid press had a field day with the latest government scandal.
▪ normal, ordinary▪ fateful, sad▪those killed in the hail of bullets fired on that fateful day
▪ Christmas, Independence, Mother's, Thanksgiving, etc.▪ feast, holy▪ election, market, opening, pay, polling, visiting, wedding▪ sports (BrE)▪ game (AmE), match (esp. BrE)▪ rest, school, study, training▪the pattern of the school day
DAY + VERB▪ pass▪He thought of her less as the days passed.
▪ come▪When that day comes, I plan to be far away.
PREPOSITION▪ by the day▪He's getting stronger by the day.
▪ for a/the day▪They stayed for ten days.
▪ in a/the day▪We hope to finish the job in a few days.
▪ on the day (of)▪On the day of his wedding he was very nervous.
▪ day of▪It was the day of the big game.
PHRASES▪ day by day▪Morale was sinking day by day.
2 time between sunrise and sunsetADJECTIVE▪ beautiful, bright, fine, glorious, hot, nice, sunny, warm▪ cloudy, cold, grey/gray, rainy, windy▪ autumn (esp. BrE), fall (AmE), spring, summer, summer's, winter, winter's▪a fine summer's day
▪ fun, good, great, happy, lovely, perfect, wonderful▪Memories of happy days on the hills never fade.
▪ bad, terrible▪On a bad day chaos reigns and nobody can predict when a plane will leave.
▪It's been one of the worst days of my life.
▪ full▪I knew I had a full day's driving ahead of me.
VERB + DAY▪ spend▪We spent the day gardening.
▪ start▪Be sure to start the day with a good breakfast.
▪ see▪I never thought I would see the day when free elections would be held in this country.
DAY + VERB▪ break, dawn▪As day dawned I found her already hard at work.
▪ go▪How did your day go?
PREPOSITION▪ by day▪We preferred to travel at night and rest by day.
▪ during the day▪ for a/the day▪We went to the beach for the day.
PHRASES▪ all day (long)▪ at the end of the day▪ day and night▪ one of those days▪It's been one of those days when everything's gone wrong.
3 hours of the day when you workADJECTIVE▪ work (usually workday) (AmE), working (BrE)▪ bad, busy, hard, long, tiring▪a hard day at the office
▪ good, quiet, slow▪ 7-hour, 8-hour, etc.▪I do a 9-hour day
▪ half▪ sick▪I am entitled to ten paid sick days a year.
▪ vacation (AmE)PHRASES▪ a good day's work4 (often days) particular period of timeADJECTIVE▪ early, former, old, olden▪in the early days of television
▪ school, student, young▪in his younger days
▪ glory, golden, happy, heady▪the heady days of the ‘swinging sixties’
▪ dark▪the dark days of recession
▪ playing▪Some players go into management once their playing days are over.
PREPOSITION▪ in sb's day▪Things were very different in my grandfather's day.
▪ of the day▪the government of the day
▪ since the days of▪Much has changed since the days of my youth.
PHRASES▪ gone are the days when …▪Gone are the days when you could smoke in restaurants.
▪ the bad old days, the good old days▪That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation.
▪ in this day and age▪ in those days▪ the present day▪a study of drama from Ibsen to the present day
▪ these days▪Kids grow up so quickly these days.
▪ those were the days (= used to suggest that a time in the past was better than now)◆◆◆NOTE: Days of the week▪ last … , next … , that … , this … , this coming …▪The concert is this coming Wednesday.
▪Are you free next Thursday?
▪ the … before, the previous …▪I'd been paid the previous Friday.
▪ the following …▪She was due to start work the following Monday.
▪ … of last/next week, … of that/this week▪He arrived on Monday of last week.
▪ the … before last▪We came here the Tuesday before last.
▪ … week, a week on …▪I've bought tickets for Thursday week (= for the performance that is seven days after Thursday).
▪ the first, second, last … in the month, the first, second, last … of the month▪The museum is free on the last Sunday of every month.
▪ alternate … , each … , every …▪The competition is held on alternate Wednesdays.
▪ all day …▪The restaurant is closed all day Saturday.
▪ … afternoon, evening, morning, night, etc.▪I'll see you on Friday evening.
▪Saturday lunchtimes are very busy in the restaurant.
▪ first thing (on) …▪I'll post it first thing on Monday morning.
▪ late (on) …▪The crash occurred late on Tuesday night.
▪ one …▪One Saturday morning, without telling anyone of my plan, I boarded a bus and headed out.
▪ spend …▪She liked to spend Saturday afternoon shopping.
▪ manage … (informal)▪I could manage (= meet you on) Tuesday, say 11.30?
▪ open/closed (on) …▪We're open every day except Sunday.
▪ … arrives, … comes, … dawns (literary)▪Monday dawned, with a promise of sunshine.
▪ on (a) …▪A public meeting is to be held on Wednesday at the church.
▪We'll meet Monday.
(informal, esp. AmE)▪She was born on a Sunday.
▪I like to just relax on Saturdays.
▪ between … and … , (from) … to … , through (AmE)▪The office is open until 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.
▪We'll be in Miami Tuesday through Friday.
▪ by, no later than …▪Entries are to arrive no later than Monday, October 1.
▪ for …▪A special meeting is arranged for Friday, May 17.
▪ Monday's deadline, election, game, meeting, race, etc.▪He was not present at Tuesday's meeting.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
