Thursday
noun/ˈθɜːzdeɪ/, /ˈθɜːzdi/
/ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/, /ˈθɜːrzdi/
[countable, uncountable] (abbreviation Thur., Thurs.)
- the day of the week after Wednesday and before Friday
- It's Thursday today, isn't it?
- She started English lessons last Thursday.
- Are you busy next Thursday?
- Thursday morning/afternoon/evening
- We'll discuss this at Thursday's meeting.
- I work Thursday to Monday.
- I work Thursdays to Mondays.
- on Thursday We'll meet on Thursday (= next Thursday).
- We met on Thursday (= last Thursday).
- (informal or North American English) We'll meet Thursday.
- on Thursdays The museum is closed on Thursdays (= every Thursday).
- (especially North American English) The museum is closed Thursdays.
- on a Thursday He was born on a Thursday.
- I always do yoga on a Thursday (= every Thursday).
- I went to Oslo on Sunday, and came back the following Thursday.
- (British English) ‘When did the accident happen?’ ‘It was the Thursday (= the Thursday of the week we are talking about).’
- (British English) Come back Thursday week (= a week after next Thursday).
Word OriginFrom the Old English for ‘day of thunder’, translated from Latin Jovis dies ‘Jupiter’s day’. Jupiter was the god associated with thunder.
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