Meaning

12 senses
  1. The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky.

    day and night; I work at night and sleep during the day.

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    деньdenʹ, светово́й деньsvetovój denʹ

    деньdenʹ

  2. A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.

    I've been here for two days and a bit.

    a point or period in time

  3. A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.

    The time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice; a solar day.

  4. The time taken for the Earth to make a full rotation about its axis with respect to the fixed stars; a sidereal day or stellar day.

    time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

  5. (informal)A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise.

    Your 8am forecast: The high for the day will be 30 and the low, before dawn, will be 10.

    a period of opportunity

  6. A period of time between two set times which mark the beginning and the end of day in a calendar, such as from midnight to the following midnight or (Judaism) from nightfall to the following nightfall.

    The day begins at midnight.

    Monday is the first day of the week in many countries of the world.

    Tag

    су́ткиsútki, деньdenʹ

    деньdenʹ, до́баdóba

  7. The rotational period of a planet.

    A day on Mars is slightly over 24 hours.

    Tag

    су́ткиsútki, деньdenʹ

    деньdenʹ, до́баdóba

    the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis

  8. The part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.

    I worked two days last week.

    Tag

    деньdenʹ

    деньdenʹ

  9. An observance lasting for a day, such as an annual holiday.

    Christmas Day

    Remembrance Day

    a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance

  10. A day set aside for a specified activity.

    leg day, moving day, observation day

  11. A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time; era.

    every dog has its day; in that day; back in the day; in those days

    an era of existence or influence

  12. A period of contention of a day or less.

    The day belonged to the Allies.

Examples

20142 sentences
  1. The meeting is ten days away.

    Зустріч буде за десять днів.

    deDas Treffen ist in zehn Tagen.

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  2. It was such a nice day.

    Це був такий чудовий день.

    ruБыл такой хороший день.

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  3. How can I forget those days?

    Як я можу забути ті дні?

    ruКак я могу забыть те дни?

    deWie kann ich jene Tage vergessen?

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  4. It was a really beautiful day.

    То був насправді чудовий день.

    ruЭто был по-настоящему прекрасный день.

    deEs war ein wirklich schöner Tag.

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  5. That's a bad day for me.

    Це невдалий день для мене.

    ruЭто плохой день для меня.

    deDas ist ein schlechter Tag für mich.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
period of 24 hours:
Русский
By meaning 2
period of 24 hours:
period between sunrise and sunset:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
period of 24 hours:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English day, from Old English dæġ, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, fr

Inherited from Middle English day, from Old English dæġ, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz (“day”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”).

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Forms

plural: days
Singularday
Pluraldays

regular

Synonyms

27 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms

Word family

315 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • days days
  • three days days
  • every day
  • few days days
  • all day
  • three days
  • a few days
  • almost every day
  • days days ago
  • more days days
  • few days
  • for three days

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
day — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto