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- Dictionaryeveryday/ˌɛvrɪˈdeɪ/
adjective
- 1. happening or used every day; daily: "everyday chores like shopping and housework" Similar
adverb
- 1. each day; daily: "I get up at six every day"
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being part of normal life and not special. ordinary He took ordinary household objects and transformed them into pieces of art. everyday Computers are now just a part of everyday life. quotidian We longed for the quotidian rituals, like shopping and tea, that the end of the war would bring.
The meaning of EVERYDAY is encountered or used routinely or typically : ordinary. How to use everyday in a sentence.
Everyday is most commonly used as an adjective meaning daily or, in a more figurative sense, ordinary, as in an everyday occurrence. The phrase every day means each day—it functions as an adverb to describe how frequently an action is done, as in I try to exercise every day.
3 meanings: 1. happening each day; daily 2. commonplace or usual; ordinary 3. suitable for or used on ordinary days as distinct.... Click for more definitions.
The adjective everyday describes the common things that you generally do as part of a regular day — doing the dishes in an everyday task — but it can also have the sense of “ordinary,” like the casual everyday clothes you wear when you’re not doing anything special.
adjective. /ˈevrideɪ/ [only before noun] used or happening every day or regularly; ordinary. Change is a part of everyday life in business. plates and dishes for everyday use. Using everyday objects, basic scientific principles can be explained to young children.
being part of normal life and not special. ordinary He took ordinary household objects and transformed them into pieces of art. everyday Computers are now just a part of everyday life. quotidian We longed for the quotidian rituals, like shopping and tea, that the end of the war would bring.
1. of or pertaining to every day; daily: an everyday occurrence. 2. of or for ordinary days, as contrasted with Sundays, holidays, or special occasions: everyday clothes. 3. ordinary; commonplace. [1325–75] eve`ry•day′ness, n.
You use everyday to describe something that happens or is used every day, or forms a regular and basic part of your life, so it is not especially interesting or unusual.
Add to word list. normal, usual, or happening every day: Computers are now part of everyday life. (Definition of everyday from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
