wednesday

UK /ˈwɛnz.deɪ/ US /ˈwɛnz.deɪ/

noun 1name 1adv 1

Definitions

noun

The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.

US District Judge James Boasberg ruled Wednesday that “probable cause exists” to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt for violating his orders in mid-March halting the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.

name

Nickname for Sheffield Wednesday of the Football League.

adv

On Wednesday.

Collocations

ADJ.

absent, fine, last, monthly, next, other, probable, sick

I'll be absent next Wednesday because I have a doctor's appointment scheduled.

VERB + WEDNESDAY

come, know, meeting, put, report, ruled

The meeting was put off until Wednesday because several people couldn't make it.

WEDNESDAY + NOUN

afternoons, evening, fortnight, friday, morning, saturday, thursday

I always have my dentist appointment on Wednesday morning.

PREP.

off, on, since, till

I've been waiting to see her since Wednesday and I'm getting impatient.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the fourth day of the week

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

Meetings are to be held on the afternoon of July 15 (Tuesday), all day July 16 (Wednesday), and the morning of July 17 (Thursday).

Tatoeba · #22505

Bob suggested that the party be put off till Wednesday.

Tatoeba · #33208

Derby Day is Wednesday fortnight.

Tatoeba · #41245

I will come on Wednesday evening unless I hear from you to the contrary.

Tatoeba · #71522

I work every other day: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Tatoeba · #238856

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, wednesday is marked as informal, UK, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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