Thursday

American  

[thurz-dey, -dee] / ˈθɜrz deɪ, -di /

noun

1. the fifth day of the week, following Wednesday. Th., Thur., Thurs.

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Thursday British  

/ ˈθɜːzdɪ, -deɪ /

noun

1. the fifth day of the week; fourth day of the working week

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Usage

What does Thursday mean? Thursday is the weekday between Wednesday and Friday.In much of North and South America, where most countries (including the U.S. and Canada) consider the calendar week to begin on Sunday, Thursday is the fifth day of the week. (In other places, where the week is considered to begin on Saturday or Monday, Thursday is the sixth or fourth day of the week.)Regardless of when the week officially begins, in many places Thursday is considered the fourth day of the workweek, the five-day span from Monday to Friday during which many people work (with Saturday and Sunday considered the weekend). People famously love Friday because it’s when the workweek ends and the weekend begins, and Thursday is often thought of as being almost Friday.The word Thursdays can be used as an adverb meaning every Thursday or on Thursdays, as in I work Thursdays or The shop is closed Thursdays.To indicate the general time of day during which something will happen on a Thursday, the word can be followed by the general time, as in Thursday morning, Thursday afternoon, Thursday evening, and Thursday night.Example: At least it’s Thursday already—only one day of work between now and the weekend!

Etymology

Origin of Thursday

First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English Thursdæg, from Old Danish Thūrsdagr, literally, “Thor's day”; replacing Old English Thunres dæg; cognate with Dutch donderdag, German Donnerstag (all representing Germanic translation of Late Latin diēs Jovis ). See Thor, thunder, day

Example Sentences

Savannah Guthrie will appear Thursday on NBC’s “Today” for the first time since the Feb. 1 abduction of her mother.

From Los Angeles Times

Both central banks left their key interest rates unchanged on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the infamous gas station at the corner of Alameda Street and East Cesar Chavez Avenue across from Union Station on Thursday afternoon was busy nonetheless, with a a steady stream of customers.

From Los Angeles Times

“Today, I am leading a coalition of cities, counties and states from across the country to fight back,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement Thursday.

From Salon

Fernando Alonso is to miss media day at the Japanese Grand Prix on Thursday because he is travelling to the race late following the birth of his first child.

From BBC