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

Here are real-life examples of using "wednesday": Bob suggested that the party be put off till Wednesday. Derby Day is Wednesday fortnight.

Wednesday Meaning

/ˈwɛnz.deɪ/

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

Definition

nounThe day of the week after Tuesday and before Thursday.

nounThe fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.

Sentence Examples

Bob suggested that the party be put off till Wednesday.

Derby Day is Wednesday fortnight.

Wednesday is the third day of the week.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

wed

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The meeting is scheduled for ____, which is the third day of the work week.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The meeting is scheduled for next ____ afternoon, so please make sure that you are free at that time today.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English Wednesday, from unattested Old English *wēdnesdæġ (“Wednesday”), synchronically an i-mutated form of attested wōdnesdæġ (itself from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag, its reflex Middle English Wodnesdei falling into disuse), from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdinas dag also attested in Old Frisian wednesdei and Middle Dutch wenesdach. In any case, a calque (interpretātiō germānica) of Latin diēs Mercuriī (“day of Mercury”) and Koine Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”) Ἑρμοῦ (Hermoû, “of Hermes”), via an association of the god Odin (“Woden”) with Mercury and Hermes. See also Japanese 水曜日 (“Mercury's day”). Cognates Cognate with Scots Wadensday (“Wednesday”), Yola Wennesdei (“Wednesday”), West Frisian woansdei (“Wednesday”), Afrikaans Woensdag (“Wednesday”), Central Franconian Jodesdaach (“Wednesday”), Dutch, West Flemish woensdag (“Wednesday”), Dutch Low Saxon woensdag, woonsdag, wonsdag (“Wednesday”), German Wodenstag, Wotanstag (“Wednesday”), Low German Goonsdag, Woonsdag (“Wednesday”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish onsdag (“Wednesday”), Faroese ónsdagur (“Wednesday”), Icelandic óðinsdagur (“Wednesday”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"US District Judge James Boasberg ruled Wednesday that “probable cause exists” to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt for violating his orders in mid-March halting the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members." — 2025 April 16, Devan Cole and Katelyn Polantz, “Boasberg finds ‘probable cause exists’ to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating orders on deportation flights”, in CNN:

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