Friday

IPA/fɹˈaɪdeɪ/
KK[frˈaɪdi]IPA/frˈaɪdiː/

Friday — noun

1. the day that comes between Thursday and Saturday in a seven-day week; in many We

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Definition

the day that comes between Thursday and Saturday in a seven-day week; in many Western and other cultures, widely seen as the last day of the regular work or school schedule.

Example

Quinn has a piano lesson every Friday after school.

every + day name for weekly habit

The department meeting was moved to Friday so that more staff could attend.

on Friday / moved to Friday for scheduling

Common collocations
  • Friday night
  • Friday morning
  • Friday afternoon
  • Friday evening
  • Good Friday
  • Friday the 13th

Grammar Patterns

on Friday

on Fridays

last Friday / this Friday / next Friday

every Friday

Usage Note

Days of the week always take a capital letter in English. When referring to a single upcoming or past Friday, use on Friday (or omit the preposition in informal American English: See you Friday). For a regular occurrence, use on Fridays (every Friday). The plural form Fridays also works as an adverb: 'I work Fridays.'

Common Mistakes

I will see you in Friday.
I will see you on Friday.
Use on (not in) before days of the week.
friday is my favourite day.
Friday is my favourite day.
Days of the week must be capitalised in English.
Idioms

TGIF (Thank God It's Friday)

idiom

used as an exclamation to express relief or happiness that the working week has ended and the weekend is about to begin.

After a long week of exams, Quinn texted the group chat: 'TGIF — who's up for hotpot tonight?'

Selim leaned back in his chair at 5 p.m. and said, 'TGIF, everybody. Have a great weekend.'

Common collocations

Nouns

Phrases

  • every Friday
  • next Friday
  • last Friday
  • this Friday
  • Friday the 13th
  • Good Friday

Prepositions

Etymology

Old EnglishProto-GermanicGermanic mythology

Friday comes from the Old English word Frīġedæġ, meaning 'day of Frigg'. Frigg was the Germanic goddess of love, marriage, and destiny, associated with the planet Venus. The ancient Romans named the same day dies Veneris ('day of Venus'), and when Germanic tribes adopted the seven-day week, they matched Frigg (or the Norse goddess Freya) to the Roman Venus, giving us the name still used today.