{
    "term": "day",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a period of 24 hours",
            "sensetop": "within two, 30, etc. days a/per day",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘What day is it today?’ ‘Monday.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I go to the gym **every day**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We **spent** five **days** in Paris."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I saw Tom three **days ago**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're going away **in a few days**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house should be ready **in a few days' time**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The situation has been deteriorating **for the past few days**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Full payment must be made within 21 days.",
                    "contextForm": "within two, 30, etc. days"
                },
                {
                    "text": "On **that day** Rosa Parks did something that changed history."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I saw her again **the next day**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He called me to apologize three **days later**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He resigned **the following day**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'd had this big argument **the day before**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They left **the day before yesterday** *(= two days ago)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're meeting **the day after tomorrow** *(= in two days)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We can't go there today. We can go **another day**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "New Year’s Day"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Take the medicine three times a day.",
                    "contextForm": "a/per day"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are producing 1.5 million barrels of oil per day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The helpline is open **24 hours a day**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He thought of her less as the days passed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's getting stronger by the day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was in your area the other day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It happened on the very day that Kemp was murdered."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was the day of the big game."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's been one of the worst days of my life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "On the day of his wedding he was very nervous."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The letter arrived the very next day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The restaurant is closed all day Saturday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They stayed for ten days."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We hope to finish the job in a few days."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're open every day except Sunday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "those killed in the hail of bullets fired on that fateful day"
                },
                {
                    "text": "When that day comes, I plan to be far away."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["the following", "(the) next", "the previous"],
                "day + verb": ["pass", "come"],
                "preposition": ["by the day", "for a/​the day", "in a/​the day"],
                "phrases": ["day by day"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the time between when it becomes light in the morning and when it becomes dark in the evening",
            "sensetop": "during the dayby dayon a… day",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What a beautiful day!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sun was shining **all day**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I could sit and watch the river **all day long**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We **spent the day** gardening."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He works at night and sleeps during the day.",
                    "contextForm": "during the day"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nocturnal animals sleep by day and hunt by night.",
                    "contextForm": "by day"
                },
                {
                    "text": "On a sunny day in June…",
                    "contextForm": "on a… day"
                },
                {
                    "text": "As day dawned I found her already hard at work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The short winter days prevented them from finishing all the work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Memories of happy days on the hills never fade."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We preferred to travel at night and rest by day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We went to the beach for the day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a fine summer's day"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["beautiful", "bright", "fine"],
                "verb + day": ["spend", "start", "see"],
                "day + verb": ["break", "dawn", "go"],
                "preposition": ["by day", "during the day", "for a/​the day"],
                "phrases": ["all day (long)", "at the end of the day", "day and night"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the hours of the day when you are active, working, etc., not sleeping",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a seven-hour **working day**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have a nice day!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Did you have a good day?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our waiter seemed to be having **a bad day**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's been **a long day** *(= I've been very busy)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She didn't do a full **day's work**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I took a half day off yesterday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why not take a few days off?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Be sure to start the day with a good breakfast."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How did your day go?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I do a 9-hour day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I knew I had a full day's driving ahead of me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "On a bad day chaos reigns and nobody can predict when a plane will leave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a hard day at the office"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the pattern of the school day"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["work", "working", "bad"],
                "phrases": ["a good day’s work"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a particular period of time or history",
            "sensetop": "in somebody's dayin the days of somethingin those days",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "in Queen Victoria’s day",
                    "contextForm": "in somebody's day"
                },
                {
                    "text": "in the days of the Industrial Revolution",
                    "contextForm": "in the days of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "back in the **early days** of computers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was the biggest star in Hollywood in those days.",
                    "contextForm": "in those days"
                },
                {
                    "text": "in the **old days** *(= in the past)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Gone are the days when you needed to hire a graphic designer to create your business cards."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the dark days of recession"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the heady days of the ‘swinging sixties’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dickens gives us a vivid picture of poverty in Queen Victoria's day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the government of the day"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I never thought I would see the day when free elections would be held in this country."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time", "History"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["early", "former", "old"],
                "preposition": ["in somebody’s day", "of the day", "since the days of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "gone are the days when…",
                    "the bad old days",
                    "the good old days"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a particular period in somebody's life or career",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I have many happy memories from my student days."
                },
                {
                    "text": "in his younger days"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She cared for him for **the rest of his days** *(= the rest of his life)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Much has changed since the days of my youth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some players go into management once their playing days are over."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "part of your normal working life and not unusual",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Swimming with sharks or training a tiger cub—it's all in a day's work for animal wrangler Chris Bolton."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very soon",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The letter should arrive any day now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We expect more info on this any time now."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to introduce the most important fact after everything has been considered",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "At the end of the day, he'll still have to make his own decision."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in the past",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My dad's always talking about how great everything was back in the day."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "at a particular time in the past",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I was a fan back in the days when the band wasn't yet famous."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the moment in the early hours of the morning when it begins to get light",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to decide or agree to stop doing something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "After forty years in politics I think it's time for me to call it a day *(= to retire)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be successful against somebody/something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Despite strong opposition, the ruling party carried the day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Teamwork and persistence can still win the day."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "easy to see or understand",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "each day repeatedly (used especially when something is boring or annoying)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She hates doing the same work day after day."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "all the time; continuously",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The store is open day and night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The machines are kept running night and day."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "all the time; a little at a time and gradually",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Day by day his condition improved."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Morale was sinking day by day."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "every day for a long period of time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Living on junk food day in day out is not good for you."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the time when somebody will have to deal with the result of something that they have done wrong, or be punished for something bad that they have done",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person or thing will not continue to live, exist or be successful for much longer",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His days as leader of the party are numbered."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Whatever the protests, the school’s days are numbered and it will be closed down."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to spend the last part of your life in a particular state or place",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He ended his days in poverty."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "everyone has good luck or success at some point in their life",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the time when you have to do something difficult or unpleasant",
            "labels": "(often humorous)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I’d better go and see the dentist—I can’t put off the evil hour any longer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you keep on borrowing, you are only postponing the evil day when you have to pay it all back."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the amount of fruit or vegetables that some organizations say you should eat in order to be healthy",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Start your five a day with a banana for breakfast."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Cooking and eating"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "from the beginning",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's never worked from day one."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This game makes reading and spelling fun from day one."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "with no thoughts or plans for the future",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They live from day to day, looking after their sick daughter."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "if a situation changes from day to day, it changes often",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A baby's need for food can vary from day to day."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if a situation changes from one day to the next, it is uncertain and not likely to stay the same each day",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I never know what to expect from one day to the next."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "beginning on that day; from that time",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "From that day forth she gave me endless friendship and encouragement."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you prefer a particular thing or person to the one that has just been mentioned",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We don't go out much. Give me a quiet night in front of the TV any day!"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a helpful, kind thing that you do",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I took Sarah’s children to school so I’ve done my good deed for the day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt that she had done her good deed for the day."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an earlier period of time in your life or in history that is seen as better/worse than the present",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to no longer be successful, powerful, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's had her day as a supermodel."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a friendly way of saying goodbye, especially to customers",
            "labels": "(informal, especially North American English)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be in poor condition",
            "labels": "(humorous)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Our car has seen better days!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "(used when talking about somebody’s age) at least",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He must be 70 if he's a day!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when you are very surprised at something you have never heard or seen before",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "when you have had time to think calmly about something; in the morning when things are clearer",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These things always look different in the cold light of day."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "during the part of somebody’s life when they were most successful, famous, etc.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was a great dancer in her day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Things were very different in my grandfather's day."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "when somebody was young",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "In my day, there were plenty of jobs when you left school."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In Grandfather’s day, owning a television was very unusual."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a long time ago in the past",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What was life like in the olden days, Gran?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "now, in the modern world",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Slavery continues to exist, even in this day and age."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why dress so formally in this day and age?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that it is too soon to be sure how a situation will develop",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It’s early days yet. We don’t know if the play will be a success."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when several bad or unpleasant things happen on the same day",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My car broke down and then I locked myself out—it's just not my day!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "after the time when an action could be successful",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He started working hard much too late in the day—he couldn't possibly catch up."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the whole length of the day",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that although you have failed or had a bad experience, you will continue",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make somebody feel very happy on a particular day",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The phone call from Mike really made my day."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make a particular activity that you enjoy last for a whole day/evening instead of only part of it",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We took a picnic lunch to the river and made a day of it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They decided to make a night of it and went on to a club."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "all the time; continuously",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The machines are kept running night and day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The store is open day and night."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person or thing that makes people excited for a short time but does not last very long",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to refuse to speak to somebody because you do not like or respect them",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Since the success of her novel, people shake her hand who once wouldn't have given her the time of day."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to not have much time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Come on! We don't have all day!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "during a particular period of time when somebody lived",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the best player of his day"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Bessie Smith was the Madonna of her day."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "of the present time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the political issues of the day"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "that is served on a particular day in a restaurant",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "soup of the day"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to emphasize what you are saying when you are surprised, shocked or annoyed",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Oh my days! Is that true?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "at some time in the future, or on a particular day in the past",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "One day, I want to leave the city and move to the country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One day, he walked out of the house with a small bag and never came back."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "before a long time has passed",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "One of these days you'll come back and ask me to forgive you."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a day when there are a lot of mistakes and a lot of things go wrong",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's been one of those days!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's been one of those days when everything's gone wrong."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "common, popular or suitable at a particular time or for a particular occasion",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Pessimism seems to be the order of the day."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "recently",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I saw Jack the other day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was in your area the other week."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I woke up the other morning and just could not get myself out of bed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was watching TV the other evening, when…"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to say hello to somebody and have a short conversation with them",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very obvious",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that a complicated task will take a long time and should not be rushed",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the time when you are young and do not have much experience of life",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to prevent failure or defeat, when this seems certain to happen",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Salah's late goal saved the day for Liverpool."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to save something, especially money, for a time when you will really need it",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "at an unknown time in the future",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Some day I'll be famous."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I hope we meet again some day."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to not think about what will happen in the future",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I don't know if he'll get better. We're just taking it one day at a time."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when you are saying that something is very unlikely to happen",
            "labels": "(informal, ironic)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Paul? Apologize? That'll be the day!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to talk about the present, especially when you are comparing it with the past",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These days kids grow up so quickly."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to suggest that a time in the past was happier or better than now",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "exactly",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's been three years to the day since we met."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "even now, when a lot of time has passed",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "To this day, I still don't understand why he did it."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/deɪ/",
                "audio": "da/day/day__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/deɪz/",
                "audio": "da/day/daze__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/deɪ/",
                "audio": "da/day/day__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/deɪz/",
                "audio": "da/day/daze__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English dæg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dag and German Tag."
}