Thursday

ˈθɜrzdeɪ

Definition

Definition of Thursday - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

calendarthe fifth day of the week following Wednesday

We have a meeting scheduled for Thursday morning..

weekday

workday

workweekfourth working day in many countries

We have a team meeting every Thursday.

workday

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Expressions with Thursday

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thirsty Thursday

weekly event where people gather to drink

We always go to the pub for Thirsty Thursday.

Maundy Thursday

Thursday before Easter commemorating the Last Supper

Many churches hold special services on Maundy Thursday.

Holy Thursday

the Thursday before Easter commemorating the Last Supper

Many Christians attend church services on Holy Thursday.

Origin of Thursday

Old English, Þūnresdæg (Thor's day)

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Friday

time

the day of the week following Thursday and preceding Saturday

Fri

abbr.

abr: Friday

fifth day of the week after Thursday

TH's

abbr.

abr: Thursday

happening on Thursday

Wed.

abbr.

abr: Wednesday

the day between Tuesday and Thursday in a week

Thurs

abbr.

abr: Thursday

fifth day of the week after Wednesday

weeknight

common usage

any night of the week typically from Monday to Thursday

weekday

Islamic

Saturday to Thursday in Islamic contexts

Corpus Christi

religious festival

festival celebrating the Eucharist on Thursday after Trinity Sunday

Examples of Thursday in a sentence

I will call you on Thursday afternoon.
The report is due on Thursday.
She always visits her grandmother on Thursday.

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French:jeudi, ...
German:Donnerstag, ...
Italian:giovedì, ...
Spanish:jueves, ...
Portuguese:quinta-feira, ...
Chinese:星期四, ...
Japanese:木曜日, ...
Arabic:الخَمِيس, يَوم الخَميس, ...
Hebrew:יוֹם חֲמִישִׁי, יוֹם חֲמִישִׁי, ...
Russian:четверг, ...
Ukrainian:четвер, ...
Hindi:गुरुवार, ...
Bengali:বৃহস্পতিবার, ...
Catalan:dijous, ...
Czech:čtvrtek, ...
Danish:torsdag, ...
Dutch:donderdag, ...
Greek:Πέμπτη, ...
Hungarian:csütörtök, ...
Khmer:ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍, ...
Korean:목요일, ...
Persian:پنج‌شنبه, ...
Polish:czwartek, ...
Portuguese (BR):quinta-feira, ...
Romanian:joi, ...
Swedish:torsdag, ...
Thai:พฤหัสบดี, วันพฤหัสบดี, ...
Turkish:Perşembe, ...
Vietnamese:thứ Năm, ...

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Definition of Thursday - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Expressions with Thursday

Origin of Thursday

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Terms with Thursday included in their meaning

Examples of Thursday in a sentence

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