Friday

noun

Fri·​day ˈfrī-(ˌ)dā How to pronounce Friday (audio) -dē How to pronounce Friday (audio)
: the sixth day of the week
Fridays adverb

Examples of Friday in a Sentence

She was here last Friday. My birthday falls on a Friday this year. I'll arrive on Monday and leave on Friday.
Recent Examples on the Web Polls are set to open in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka at 8 a.m. local time on Friday (4 p.m. ET on Thursday) and will close more than 7,000 kilometers (4,300 miles) away in Kaliningrad at 8 p.m. on Sunday (2 p.m. ET). Christian Edwards, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024 This year’s festival will mark Dua Lipa’s first Pyramid Stage slot as Friday’s headliner, with the singer slated to perform a month after the release of her upcoming 11-track third studio album, Radical Optimism, which drops on May 3. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2024 The threat of severe thunderstorms will decrease here by Friday before heading into the Northeast, according to the weather service. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024 The Spartans will face Granada on Friday, while Amador (4-3, 0-1) will play host to Dougherty Valley. Pittsburg 8, Irvington 1 Paul Salazar drove in two runs as Pittsburg routed Irvington in a nonleague matchup despite having only three hits as a team. Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024 McCarthy jumped on the opportunity and started live-streaming daily on Friday, March 8, chatting with viewers for up to three hours at a time—and collecting thousands of roses along the way. Jasmine Li, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024 The final season will be split into two parts, with the first arriving Friday, June 7, followed by the second half starting Friday, Sept. 6. Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024 Dua Lipa makes her Pyramid Stage debut as the festival’s Friday night headliner, on a bill also featuring Glastonbury veterans LCD Soundsystem and PJ Harvey. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024 On Friday, the country music star, 34, performed an early evening set at Extra Innings Festival in Tempe, Arizona. Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English frīgedæg (akin to Old High German frīatag Friday), from *Frīg Frigga + dæg day, prehistoric translation of Latin dies Veneris Venus' day

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Friday was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Friday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Friday. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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Friday

noun
Fri·​day ˈfrīd-ā How to pronounce Friday (audio) -ē How to pronounce Friday (audio)
: the sixth day of the week
Etymology

Old English frīgedæg, literally, "day of Frig"

Word Origin
The Germanic people of northern Europe worshipped many gods and goddesses in ancient times. Their most important goddess was one who is now usually known as Frigga. Her name in Old English was Frig, and the sixth day of the week was called frīgedæg, meaning "day of Frig," in her honor. Modern English Friday comes from Old English frīgedæg.
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