Tuesdays

[ tooz-deyz, -deez, tyooz- ]

/ ˈtuz deɪz, -diz, ˈtyuz- /

adverb

every Tuesday; on Tuesdays: Tuesdays I work at home.

Origin of Tuesdays

Tuesday + -s¹

Definition for tuesdays (2 of 2)

Tuesday

[ tooz-dey, -dee, tyooz- ]

/ ˈtuz deɪ, -di, ˈtyuz- /

noun

the third day of the week, following Monday.

Origin of Tuesday

before 1050; Middle English tewesday, Old English tīwesdæg (cognate with Old High German zīestac, Old Norse tȳsdagr), orig. phrase Tīwes daeg Tiu's day, translating Latin diēs Mārtis day of Mars. See Tiu, 's¹, day

pronunciation note for Tuesday

See new.

Example sentences from the Web for tuesdays

I believe Tuesdays are the days he signs off on the people on the list.

Laura Poitras on Snowden's Unrevealed Secrets |Marlow Stern |December 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
An example of a law that would flunk the rational basis test is one that prohibits people born on Tuesdays from driving.

Judges Now Recognize Anti-Gay Marriage Laws Are Irrational |Geoffrey R. Stone |April 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, people line up to take hot showers.

A Dickensian Christmas For Greece’s New Poor |Barbie Latza Nadeau |December 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
After school, she heads to an enrichment program: architecture on Mondays, rocketry on Tuesdays, and sculpture on Wednesdays.

Ralph Lauren Child Model, From Roadside to Runway |Claire Stern |May 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Why lead off Tuesdays with new entry The Originals instead of pairing it with its predecessor, The Vampire Diaries?

The CW Reveals Its 2013-14 Primetime Schedule: 'Hart of Dixie' to Monday, 'Supernatural' to Tuesday, 'The Carrie Diaries' to Friday |Jace Lacob |May 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Why not announce that on Tuesdays you are at home to clever people and friends only?

The Dominant Strain |Anna Chapin Ray
The lectures are delivered daily at two oclock, excepting Tuesdays and Fridays, when they are at eight in the evening.

The Royal Institution |Bence Jones
I gave my course at the Conservatoire twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays at half past one.

My Recollections |Jules Massenet
On Tuesdays the keeper orders out the surfboat and drills the crew in riding breakers and landing through heavy surf.

The Sea Rovers |Rufus Rockwell Wilson
The programme of the meeting each week appears in that other great British institution, the Times, on Tuesdays.

A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) |Henry Smith Williams

British Dictionary definitions for tuesdays

Tuesday

/ (ˈtjuːzdɪ, -deɪ) /

noun

the third day of the week; second day of the working week

Word Origin for Tuesday

Old English tīwesdæg, literally: day of Tiw, representing Latin diēs Martis day of Mars; compare Old Norse tӯsdagr, Old High German zīostag; see Tiu, day

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Tuesdays

adverb

Origin of Tuesdays

Definition for tuesdays (2 of 2)

noun

Origin of Tuesday

pronunciation note for Tuesday

Example sentences from the Web for tuesdays

British Dictionary definitions for tuesdays

noun

Word Origin for Tuesday