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noun

1) [C] one of the 7 periods of time that a week is divided into. It is equal to 24 hours

We're going away for five days.[/ex]

The animals are kept inside for 14 hours a day.[/ex]

The shop is open 24 hours a day (= during the whole of the day and night).[/ex]

2) [C/U] the period of time when it is light outside

Ant:

night

There was not enough of the day left to finish the game.[/ex]

The restaurant is only open during the day.[/ex]

By day (= during the day) he is a banker, but by night he sings in a club.[/ex]

3) [C] the period of time when you are awake and doing things

She came home exhausted after a hard day at the office (= a difficult or unpleasant day).[/ex]

What do you do at home all day?[/ex]

Next week, I've got a day off (= a day when you do not work).[/ex]

All children enjoy a day out (= a day when you go out somewhere for fun).[/ex]

4) [singular] a time in the past or future

We look forward to the day when nuclear weapons will no longer exist.[/ex]

The day may come when our air becomes too polluted to breathe.[/ex]

5) days

[plural] a period of time when something is happening or is successful

I think my days as a footballer are coming to an end.[/ex]

That was back in the days of the horse and cart.[/ex]

She became famous in the early days of television.[/ex]

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sb's day — the period of time when someone was young[/ex]

The place has changed completely since my day.[/ex]

day after day — every day for a long time, often in a way that is boring or unpleasant[/ex]

the day after tomorrow — two days from now[/ex]

We're going on holiday the day after tomorrow.[/ex]

the day before yesterday — two days ago[/ex]

I got back home the day before yesterday.[/ex]

day by day — in small slow stages as each day passes[/ex]

She's getting stronger day by day.[/ex]

day in, day out — used for emphasizing that something is boring because it is the same every day[/ex]

from day one — ever since the very beginning of something[/ex]

from day to day — 1) in a way that changes quickly or often[/ex]

He seems to change his opinion from day to day.[/ex]

— 2) without thinking about what is going to happen in the future

They lived from day to day.[/ex]

have had your/its day — to have stopped being successful or fashionable[/ex]

I think the programme has had its day. Our viewers want something more fun.[/ex]

make sb's day — to make someone feel very happy[/ex]

one day — 1) at some time in the future[/ex]

She hopes to own her own business one day.[/ex]

— 2) on a day in the past

One day he just walked out and never came back.[/ex]

one of these days — spoken at some time in the future[/ex]

One of these days I'm finally going to read that book.[/ex]

the other day — informal recently[/ex]

I saw Kim the other day.[/ex]

some day — at some time in the future[/ex]

I'll go back there some day.[/ex]

these days — spoken used for talking about things that are happening or are true now[/ex]

Children grow up much more quickly these days.[/ex]