Meaning

2 senses
  1. A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.

    They kept separate diaries. His was on paper and her diary was on her computer's hard drive.

    Tagebuch

    дневни́кdnevník, ежедне́вникježednévnik

    щоде́нникščodénnyk

    a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

  2. (Canada, UK)A personal organizer or appointment diary.

Examples

352 sentences
  1. Have you written in your diary today?

    Ти писав сьогодні щось до свого щоденника? — iceman

    deHast du heute etwas in dein Tagebuch geschrieben? — Espi

  2. Did you write anything in your diary today?

    Ти писав сьогодні щось до свого щоденника? — iceman

    ruТы сегодня писал что-нибудь в свой дневник? — Gruzilkin

    deHast du heute etwas in dein Tagebuch geschrieben? — Espi

  3. I wrote a lot in my diary yesterday.

    Вчора я написав багато в своєму щоденнику. — ChickenKiev

    deIch schrieb gestern viel in mein Tagebuch. — Hans_Adler

  4. I usually keep a diary when I travel.

    Під час подорожей я зазвичай веду щоденник. — deniko

    ruВо время путешествий я обычно веду дневник. — sharptoothed

    deIch bin es gewohnt, auf Reisen Tagebuch zu führen. — samueldora

  5. I kept a diary when I was younger.

    Коли я був молодший, я вів щоденник. — deniko

    ruКогда я был моложе, я вёл дневник. — marafon

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
daily log of experiences:
Русский
By meaning 1
daily log of experiences:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
daily log of experiences:

Origin

From Latin diārium (“a daily allowance for soldiers, in Late Latin also ‘diary’”), neuter

From Latin diārium (“a daily allowance for soldiers, in Late Latin also ‘diary’”), neuter of *diārius, from diēs (“a day”) (whence also journal). Cognate with Spanish diario (“daily; diary”).

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Forms

plural: diaries
Singulardiary
Pluraldiaries

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations:journal

Word family

15 related words

Collocations

10 patterns
  • keep a diary
  • diary every day
  • a diary in
  • read his diary
  • diary every
  • in his diary
  • his diary every
  • diary for three
  • in my diary
  • a diary for

See also

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diary — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto