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everyday

ordinary, commonplace, usual: an everyday occurrence

Not to be confused with:

every day – each day: He brings me the paper every day.

eve·ry·day

(ĕv′rē-dā′)

adj.

1. Appropriate for ordinary days or routine occasions: a suit for everyday wear.

2. Commonplace; ordinary: everyday worries.

The ordinary or routine day or occasion: "It was not an isolated, violent episode. It had become part of the everyday" (Sherry Turkle).

eve′ry·day′ness n.

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everyday

(ˈɛvrɪˌdeɪ)

adj

1. happening each day; daily

2. commonplace or usual; ordinary

3. suitable for or used on ordinary days as distinct from Sundays or special days

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eve•ry•day

(ˈɛv riˌdeɪ; -ˈdeɪ)

adj.

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.

everyday

– every day

1. 'everyday'

Everyday is an adjective. You use it to describe something that is normal and not exciting or unusual in any way.

...the everyday problems of living in the city.

Computers are a part of everyday life for most people.

2. 'every day'

Every day is an adverbial phrase. If something happens every day, it happens regularly each day.

Shanti asked the same question every day.

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Adj.	1.	everyday - found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant mundane, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workaday ordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"
	2.	everyday - appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions; "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes" daily, casual informal - not formal; "conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends"
	3.	everyday - commonplace and ordinary; "the familiar everyday world" familiar - within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences"

everyday

adjective

1. daily, day-to-day, diurnal, quotidian opportunities for improving fitness in your everyday routine
daily occasional, now and then, irregular, periodic, infrequent

2. ordinary, common, usual, familiar, conventional, routine, dull, stock, accustomed, customary, commonplace, mundane, vanilla (slang), banal, habitual, run-of-the-mill, unimaginative, workaday, unexceptional, bog-standard (Brit. & Irish slang), common or garden (informal), dime-a-dozen (informal), wonted an exhilarating escape from the drudgery of everyday life
ordinary interesting, special, original, exciting, unusual, extraordinary, exceptional, irregular, uncommon, periodic, incidental, outlandish, infrequent

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everyday

adjective

1. Of or suitable for ordinary days or routine occasions:

quotidian, workaday, workday.

2. Occurring quite often:

common, familiar, frequent, regular, routine, widespread.

Translations

عادي، يَوْمييَوْمِيَّا

dagligdagshverdags-hverdagspligter

alltäglich täglich

καθημερινός

cotidiano cualquiera diario habitual

quotidien vulgaire banal journalier

mindennapi

daglegurhversdags-

quotidiano giornaliero

hverdagslig

corriqueiro

текущий

vsakdanji

günlükher günküolağan sıradan

寻常的每日的

everyday

[ˈevrɪdeɪ] ADJ [occurrence, experience] → cotidiano; [expression] → corriente; [use] → diario, cotidiano; [shoes, clothes] → de uso diario
for everyday (use) → de diario
in everyday use → de uso corriente
everyday clothes → ropa f de diario

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

everyday

[ˈɛvrideɪ] adj

(= usual) [life, routine] → quotidien(ne); [problem] → quotidien(ne)
Murder is an everyday occurrence in this part of town
BUT Il se produit des meurtres tous les jours dans ce quartier.

[expression] → courant(e), d'usage courant

[use] → courant(e)
to be in everyday use → être couramment utilisé(e)
for everyday use → destiné(e) à être utilisé(e) tous les jours
too expensive for everyday use → trop cher pour être utilisé tous les jours

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

everyday

adj → alltäglich; reality → täglich; everyday clothes → Alltagskleidung f; to be an everyday occurrence → (all)täglich vorkommen; for everyday use → für den täglichen Gebrauch; words in everyday use → Wörter pl → der Alltagssprache; everyday language → Alltagssprache f; everyday people → ganz normale Menschen; everyday life or living → der Alltag; everyday world → Alltagswelt f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

everyday

[ˈɛvrɪˌdeɪ] adj → quotidiano/a, di ogni giorno; (expression) → di uso corrente; (use, occurrence, experience) → comune; (shoes, clothes) → di tutti i giorni
it is not an everyday event → non capita tutti i giorni

every

(ˈevri) adjective

1. each one of or all (of a certain number). Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.

2. each (of an indefinite number or series). Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.

3. the most absolute or complete possible. We have every reason to believe that she will get better.

4. used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space. I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.

ˈeverybody, ˈeveryone pronoun

every person. Everyone thinks I'm right.

ˈeveryday adjective

1. happening, done used etc daily. her everyday duties.

2. common or usual. an everyday event.

ˈeverything pronoun

all things. Have you everything you want?

ˈeverywhere adverb

(in or to) every place. The flies are everywhere; Everywhere I go, he follows me.

every bit as

just as. You're every bit as clever as he is.

every now and then / every now and again / every so often

occasionally. We get a letter from him every now and then.

every time

1. always; invariably. We use this method every time.

2. whenever. Every time he comes, we quarrel.

everybody, ~everyone are singular: Everybody is (not are) tired / Everyone should buy his own ticket .
see also their.

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Everday Offers provides cashback discounts on a range of goods and services at a number of retailers.

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She leaves her one and only beloved son, George Menard whom she lived with, and cared for everday. He was the apple of her eye.