Tuesday

noun

Tues·​day ˈtüz-(ˌ)dā 

ˈtyüz-,

-dē

: the third day of the week

Tuesdays

ˈtüz-(ˌ)dāz 

ˈtyüz-

-dēz 

adverb

Examples of Tuesday in a Sentence

I had lunch with her last Tuesday.

I'll be seeing her again next Tuesday.

My birthday falls on a Tuesday this year.

Next week I'll arrive on Tuesday and leave on Friday.

I will arrive on Tuesday morning.

Recent Examples on the Web

Anaheim will play Florida on Tuesday to try and end its four-game losing streak. —Justin Gest, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025

The Rendez-Vous continues until Tuesday with the press junket component consisting of one-on-ones and roundtables for 120 journalists from some 30 countries with 120 artists involved in films and dramas due to launch Europe and further afield in the coming months. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025

The Wall Street Journal, followed by other outlets, reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids would start Tuesday in Chicago, though Homan appeared to walk that back after the reports. —Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025

Whoever wins Tuesday will have to decompress, rise again for a semifinal, then figure out how to climb the sport’s current highest mountain. —Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English tiwesday, from Old English tīwesdæg (akin to Old High German zīostag Tuesday), from Old English Tīw Tiu + dæg day — more at deity

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing Tuesday

• Fat Tuesday
• Shrove Tuesday

Kids Definition

Tuesday

noun

Tues·​day ˈt(y)üz-dē 

: the third day of the week

Etymology

Old English tīwesdæg, literally, "day of Tiw (god of war)"

Word Origin

The Germanic people who lived in northern Europe in ancient times worshiped many gods. One of the most important of these was a war god whose name in Old English was Tiw. The third day of the week was known as tīwesdæg, "day of Tiw," in honor of this god. Modern English Tuesday comes from Old English tīwesdæg.