day

day is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• enPR: dā
• IPA: /deɪ/
• SAMPA: /deI/
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Noun

Singular day

Plural days

1. A day is a measure of time.
   • 24 hours
   • Seven days make one week
   • The time between midnight and the following midnight (or between sunset and sunset in Jewish reckoning)
   • The time between sunrise and sunset, when it is daylight
   • The part of a day spent at work or school

   He spent two days at work means that on two days he went to work; he did not spend 48 hours at work.

Synonyms

• (time between sunrise and sunset) daytime
• (part of the day spent at work or school) workday, schoolday

Antonyms

• (time between sunrise and sunset) night, nighttime

Related words

• birthday
• daily
• daylight
• daytime
• day in and day out
• day off
• everyday
• holiday
• modern day
• nowadays
• one day
• one day at a time
• snow day
• time of day
• today
• weekday
• yesterday

Days of the week (edit)

Sunday - Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday