How do you use the word "monday" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "monday": You have to turn in the reports on Monday. You had better leave there on Monday.

Monday Meaning

/ˈmʌn.deɪ/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe day of the week after Sunday and before Tuesday.

nounThe second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm. It follows Sunday and precedes Tuesday.

Sentence Examples

You have to turn in the reports on Monday.

You had better leave there on Monday.

She went for a run on Monday and has not been seen since.

CEFR Practice Quiz

People often feel tired on ____ because it is the first day after the weekend.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

We usually have a brief staff meeting every ____ morning to discuss the various tasks and projects for the upcoming busy week.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English Monday, Monenday, from Old English mōnandæġ (“day of the moon”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag, a calque (interpretātiō germānica) of Latin diēs Lūnae, equivalent to Moon + day. See also Japanese 月曜日 (“Moon's day”). Cognates Compare Scots Monanday (“Monday”), Yola Mondei (“Monday”), Saterland Frisian Moundai (“Monday”), West Frisian moandei (“Monday”), Alemannic German meintog, miantag, méntag, mìntàg, mäntag, Määntig (“Monday”), Bavarian Monda, Mondåg, montach, monti (“Monday”), Cimbrian matak, menta, méentag (“Monday”), Dutch maandag (“Monday”), German Montag (“Monday”), German Low German Maandag (“Monday”), Luxembourgish Méindeg (“Monday”), Mòcheno ma'ta (“Monday”), Pennsylvania German Mundaag, Muundaag (“Monday”), Vilamovian möntaog (“Monday”), West Flemish moandag (“Monday”), Yiddish מאָנטיק (montik, “Monday”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål mandag (“Monday”), Faroese mánadagur (“Monday”), Icelandic mánudagur (“Monday”), Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish måndag (“Monday”), Finnish maanantai (“Monday”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Mr. Whymper, a solicitor living in Willingdon, […] would visit the farm every Monday morning to receive his instructions." — 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:

"An LMPD Board Notice of Hearing states part of Cosgrove’s hearings took place in November. The second half of his hearing is set to begin Monday and end Wednesday." — 2021 December 13, Amir Vera, “Louisville detective who fatally shot Breonna Taylor is appealing his termination from the police department”, in CNN:

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