daily

CEFRA1

/ˈdeɪli/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Happening or done every day.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Diurnal: by daylight.

Examples

  • Many people still read a daily newspaper.

  • Most people write about their daily life.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɖe(j)li/
  • /ˈɖeli/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.

  2. That occurs every day, or at least every working day.

  3. That occurs or attends every day, or at least every working day.

More examples

In context

  • Tell me about your daily life.

  • on a daily basis

  • Near-synonyms: circadianly, diurnally

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English dayly, from Old English dæġlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *dagalīk, from Proto-Germanic *dagalīkaz (“daily”), equivalent to day + -ly. Cognate with Scots dayly, daly (“daily”), German Low German dagelk, dagelik (“daily”), Dutch dagelijks (“daily”), German täglich (“daily”), Danish daglig (“daily”), Swedish daglig (“daily”), Icelandic daglegur (“daily”).