tuesday
The day between Monday and Wednesday
It was my birthday last Tuesday.
Oxford Essential Dictionary
Tuesday
noun
the day of the week after Monday and before Wednesday
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Tuesday
Tues‧day /ˈtjuːzdi, -deɪ $ ˈtuːz-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] (written abbreviation Tues. or Tue.)
[Language: Old English; Origin: tiwesdæg, from Tiw god of war + dæg 'day']
the day between Monday and Wednesday
on Tuesday
The sale starts on Tuesday.
I’ll see you Tuesday. American English
Tuesday morning/afternoon etc
He first heard the news on Tuesday evening.
last Tuesday
It was my birthday last Tuesday.
this Tuesday
I’m sorry I can’t make it this Tuesday.
next Tuesday (=Tuesday of next week)
Shall we meet next Tuesday?
a Tuesday (=one of the Tuesdays in the year)
We left Miami on a Tuesday.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Tuesday
Tues·day [Tuesday Tuesdays] [ˈtjuːzdeɪ] [ˈtuːzdeɪ] [ˈtjuːzdi] [ˈtuːzdi] noun countable, uncountable (abbr. Tue., Tues.)
the day of the week after Monday and before Wednesday To see how Tuesday is used, look at the examples at Monday. Originally translated from the Latin for ‘day of Mars’ dies Marti and named after the Germanic god Tiw.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
Tuesday / ˈtjuːz.deɪ / / ˈtuːz- / noun [ C or U ] ( written abbreviation Tue. , Tues. )
A1 the day of the week after Monday and before Wednesday:
We'll meet at eight on Tuesday.
We always meet on Tuesdays.
The work has to be finished by next Tuesday.
Where were you last Tuesday?
The 29th is a Tuesday, isn't it?
Tuesday morning/afternoon/evening/night
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
Tuesday
/tju:zdeɪ, -di, AM tu:z-/
(Tuesdays)
Tuesday is the day after Monday and before Wednesday.
He phoned on Tuesday, just before you came...
On Tuesdays and Saturdays the market comes to town.
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Tuesday
Tues·day /ˈtuːzˌdeɪ, Brit ˈtjuːzˌdeɪ/ noun, pl -days : the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday
[count]
• I had lunch with her last Tuesday.
• I'll be seeing her again next Tuesday.
• The class meets on Tuesdays. [=every Tuesday]
• My birthday falls on a Tuesday this year.
• (Brit) Next week I'll arrive on the Tuesday and leave on the Friday.
[noncount]
• Next week I'll arrive on Tuesday and leave on Friday.
• The paper is due on Tuesday. = (chiefly US) The paper is due Tuesday.
• I will arrive on Tuesday morning.
- abbr. Tues., Tue., or Tu.;
- see also shrove tuesday
- Tues·days /ˈtuːzˌdeɪz, Brit ˈtjuːzˌdeɪz/ adv
• He works late Tuesdays. [=he works late every Tuesday]
