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everyday

adj.
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ˈɛvɹiˈdeɪ// UK //ˈɛvɹɪdˌeɪ// ev·ery·day Archaic General-service

adj. used to describe things that are normal, common, or happen every day. You use it for things that are not special or unusual.

adj. relating to or used on ordinary days; commonplace or routine. Used to distinguish standard items or activities from those reserved for special occasions.


SIMPLE

I wear my everyday shoes to work.

CONTEXTUAL

The book uses everyday language to explain how the internet works so that anyone can understand it.

COMPLEX

While the gallery features extraordinary masterpieces, the gift shop focuses on everyday objects that have been redesigned with a modern aesthetic.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English everidayes, every daies, every dayes (“everyday, daily, continual, constant”, adjective, literally “every day's”), equivalent to every + day.

Usage

Always placed before the noun it modifies. It is a single word when used as an adjective, unlike the adverbial phrase 'every day'.

Pitfall

I go to the gym everyday.I go to the gym every day.The single word 'everyday' is an adjective that must modify a noun; the two-word 'every day' is an adverbial phrase of time.

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