Meaning and usage of the word Friday in English

Meaning of vocabulary Friday

Fridaynoun
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/ˈfrʌɪdeɪ//ˈfrʌɪdi/

Origin of the word Friday

Old English Frīgedæg ‘day of Frigga’, named after the Germanic goddess Frigga, wife of the supreme god Odin and goddess of married love; translation of late Latin Veneris dies ‘day of Venus’, Frigga being equated with the Roman goddess of love, Venus. Compare with Dutch vrijdag and German Freitag

Vocabulary summary Friday

type noun

meaning Friday

Example of vocabulary Fridaynamespace

the day of the week after Thursday and before Saturday

It's Friday today, isn't it?
She went to dance class last Friday.
Are you busy next Friday?
Friday morning/afternoon/evening
We'll discuss this at Friday's meeting.

a character in Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe. He becomes Crusoe's faithful servant after Crusoe saves him from being eaten by cannibals. The phrase Man Friday or Girl Friday was sometimes used to describe an assistant who did many different jobs in an office, but is now quite old-fashioned.