/ˈevrideɪ/
Translation
Normal and ordinary; used or happening every day.
Word origin
An English compound of every and day, first used of clothes worn on ordinary days.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- every + day
Examples
These , ones.
"Everyday" things are the normal ones you use most days.
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Here "everyday" means ordinary and repeated, nothing special.
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One word "everyday" is an adjective; two words "every day" means each day.
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Grammar articles
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Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
As vs like in English: swims like a fish, works as a waiter, and the truth about like I said
Both, either and neither in English: the two-of-something words, agreement traps, and Me neither
British vs American grammar: have got, gotten, the team are, and the other quiet differences
Cleft sentences in English: it was X who, what I need is, and how to move the emphasis
Comparatives and superlatives in English: the complete guide
Compound nouns in English: car park, coffee cup, and why GREENhouse is not green HOUSE
Future in the past: was going to, would, was about to, and the grammar of plans that failed
Future tense in English: will, going to and more explained
Gerund and infinitive: which verb form comes next?
Indirect questions in English: Could you tell me where the station is, and the word order that goes with it
Linking words in English: however, although, despite, whereas and therefore
Modal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Modals of deduction in English: must be, might be, could be and can't be
Passive voice in English: rules, examples and when to use it
Phrasal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Prepositions in English: place, time and movement explained
Quantifiers in English: some, any, much, many and more
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
Verb patterns with objects in English: want somebody to do, make somebody do, and see somebody doing
Word formation with prefixes: un-, in-, im-, dis-, re-, over-, under- and mis-
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