work day
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- noun
- /wɜrk deɪ/
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jornada laboral
- Today is a work day, so I have to get up early to prepare for the office.
- a long work day
- the end of the work day
- a work day today
Today has been, I think the busiest work day I've had this entire year.
- Today has been, I think the busiest work day I've had this entire year.
- Then my work day was done and I could rest.
- And so he spent the entire day, the entire work day in a coffin.
- We we spent half of a work day shopping.
- Having said that, I can't imagine a better way to spend a work day than doing work.
- But I start or I try to start most of my days, especially my work days with an act of beauty.
- And the and then left ear, which was normal person came out at the end of the work day and their hearing was just right.
- I start my work day really early and it feels good and it feels correct.
- I like to be flexible and not overly planned outside of the work day.
- It's Bring your Child to Work day and I want you to meet Layla and Haley.
- It is extremely rare for a letter to reach the claimant within five to seven working days of the letter being sent.
Examples
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I have got to tell you, I had a long, challenging work day today.
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It was a rewarding and successful work day.
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Then my work day was done and I could rest.
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We we spent half of a work day shopping.
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I start my work day really early and it feels good and it feels correct.
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For us, it's another work day.
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Listen, you need a break, and, look, it's almost the end of the work day.
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It's a work day today, so I'm off to work.
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Thankfully though, the work day is over in the downtown core.
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Today has been, I think the busiest work day I've had this entire year.
Synonyms
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A day when most people go to work, not a weekend or holiday
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A day when most people go to work, not a weekend or holiday
Antonyms
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a day on which work is usually done' is directly and compositionally derived from 'work' + 'day' following a common compound-noun pattern. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common concept (often expressed as 'workday' in English), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The compound work day comes from the simple picture of a day set aside for work — imagine someone leaving home with a lunch and a clock showing the hours to be worked. So it means 'a day when work is done', usually as part of a regular schedule.