everyday
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1 ordinary or routine (adj.) A2 Elementarynormal and common; things you see or do all the time.
commonplace or ordinary; relating to the routine events or objects of daily life.
ExampleTraffic jams are an everyday problem for people living in the city.
ExampleThe film focuses on the everyday struggles of a working-class family rather than grand historical events.
UsageAlways placed before the noun it describes.
PitfallI go to the gym everyday.I go to the gym every day.Use 'everyday' as an adjective before a noun. Use 'every day' (two words) as an adverb to mean 'each day'.
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2 for regular use (adj.) B1 Intermediatesuitable for normal activities rather than special occasions.
appropriate for ordinary use or casual wear as opposed to formal or special occasions.
ExampleYou don't need to dress up; just wear your everyday clothes.
ExampleThe museum features an exhibit of everyday objects from the Victorian era, including cooking pots and sewing kits.
UsageTypically used to describe clothing, items, or language.
From Middle English everidayes, every daies, every dayes (“everyday, daily, continual, constant”, adjective, literally “every day's”), equivalent to every + day.