monday

IPA/ˈmʌndeɪ/
KK[mˈʌndi]IPA/ˈmʌndeɪ/

monday — noun

  • mondaysingular
  • mondaysplural

1. the day that begins the standard work and school week. In a typical weekly calen

1.nounA1
Definition

the day that begins the standard work and school week. In a typical weekly calendar, Sunday comes right before it and Tuesday comes right after.

Example

I have an important meeting on Monday morning with the new manager.

on + day of week for scheduling

The public library near Tomás's house is closed on Mondays.

every + plural day for habitual events

Common collocations
  • on Monday
  • last Monday
  • next Monday
  • every Monday
  • this Monday
  • Monday morning
  • Monday afternoon
  • Monday evening
  • Monday night

Common Mistakes

I will see you in Monday.
I will see you on Monday.
use 'on', not 'in', before days of the week.
We met Monday last.
We met last Monday.
in modern English, 'last' comes before the day.
Idioms

Monday blues

idiom

the feeling of sadness or tiredness that some people have on the first day of the working week because the weekend is over.

A bowl of warm oatmeal helps Beatriz beat the Monday blues.

Many office workers get the Monday blues after a relaxing weekend.

Cyber Monday

idiom

the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, when many online stores offer big discounts and special deals.

Yara found a great deal on a laptop during Cyber Monday.

Cyber Monday sales have grown bigger every year since 2005.

Word family

Common collocations

Nouns

  • Monday morning
  • Monday afternoon
  • Monday evening
  • Monday night
  • Monday meeting
  • Monday class

Adverbs

  • early Monday
  • late Monday

Phrases

  • last Monday
  • next Monday
  • this Monday
  • every Monday
  • a week from Monday
  • Monday through Friday

Prepositions

  • on Monday
  • by Monday
  • from Monday
  • until Monday

Etymology

Old EnglishProto-GermanicLatinGreek

Monday comes from Old English 'Monandæg', meaning 'Moon's day'. This follows the ancient Roman tradition of naming days after the Sun, Moon, and planets. In many other European languages, the name for Monday also comes from the Moon (e.g., French 'lundi' from Latin 'Lunae dies').