Transcription
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- [dey too dey]
- /deɪ tu deɪ/
- /ˌdeɪ.təˈdeɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dey too dey]
- /deɪ tu deɪ/
Definitions of day-to-day word
- adjective day-to-day Day-to-day things or activities exist or happen every day as part of ordinary life. 3
- adjective day-to-day routine; everyday 3
- adjective day-to-day everyday; daily; routine 3
- adjective day-to-day occurring each day; daily: day-to-day chores; day-to-day worries. 1
- adjective day-to-day concerned only with immediate needs or desires without preparation for the future. 1
- adjective day-to-day everyday, daily 1
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Origin of day-to-day
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1150-1200
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Day-to-day
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
day-to-day popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for day-to-day
adj day-to-day
- regularly — at regular times or intervals.
- often — many times; frequently: He visits his parents as often as he can.
- periodic — of or derived from a periodic acid.
- constantly — not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable: All conditions during the three experiments were constant.
- regular — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
Antonyms for day-to-day
adj day-to-day
- variable — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
- unusual — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
- infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
- nightly — coming or occurring each night: his nightly walk to the newsstand.
See also
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