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Thursdays
[ thurz-deyz, -deez ]
adverb
- on Thursdays; every Thursday.
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Origin of Thursdays1
Example Sentences
The class is on Thursdays and begins with informal breakout groups, with students discussing a given topic or getting to know each other against a backdrop of popular music piped through the auditorium sound system.
Waste into Wellbeing, which repurposes surplus food in Kendal, Cumbria, will now host a cafe session on Tuesdays alongside its community food larder on Thursdays and Saturdays.
The journal typically posts on Thursdays, and the HHS memo says the pause will last through Feb. 1.
Dozens jogged together on Tuesdays and Thursdays as part of a running group formed during the pandemic.
New episodes of "Shrinking" stream Thursdays on Apple TV+.
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What doesThursdays mean?
The word Thursdays can be used as an adverb meaning every Thursday or on Thursdays, as in I work Thursdays or The shop is closed Thursdays.
Thursdays is of course also the plural of Thursday, the name of the weekday between Wednesday and Friday.
When it’s used as an adverb, Thursdays describes when something happens or when an action is taken.
The singular form Thursday can also be used as an adverb, as in We’re closed Thursday or Do you work Thursday?
Thursdays (ending with an s) usually implies that the action or event is a regular occurrence, such as one that happens according to a schedule. For example, saying, “I work Thursdays” means that you work every Thursday. In contrast, saying, “I work on Thursday” or “I work Thursday” typically means that you are scheduled to work on the upcoming Thursday.
Example: The shop is open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Where doesThursdays come from?
The first records of the word Thursday come from before 950, but the use of Thursdays as an adverb is first recorded in the 1600s. The suffix –s is used to make it an adverb. It’s used this way in similar time-related words like sometimes and weekdays. You can add this –s suffix to other words to turn them into adverbs, including every other day of the week, as well as words like nights, as in I work nights.
The word Thursday itself comes from the Old English ճܰæ, from Old Danish ճū岹, meaning “Thor‘s day.” This is a translation of (or is modeled on) the Latin term diēs Jovis, meaning “Jupiter’s day.” In many Germanic languages, the Roman god Jupiter was subbed out in favor of Thor, the hammer-wielding god of thunder in Norse mythology.
If you’re curious to know more about the history behind the word Thursday, just read our article on the name’s fascinating origins.
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How isThursdays used in real life?
As an adverb, Thursdays is commonly used in discussion of when people work and when businesses will be open or closed.
Saw a sign on a closed store that said Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays. Turned to Freddy and said Which one of those days is today.
— 2021: A Gina Femia Space Odyssey (@HarryTheHoudini)
I work Thursdays, but this Thursday is my birthday so my boss let me have off! 💪🏼🔥
— Bones‼️ (@Etrada01)
The Bryant Museum is excited to announce we will reopen on Thursday, September 24 for visitors. We will be open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays for the foreseeable future. We ask that you please purchase tickets ahead of time.
— bryantmuseum (@bryantmuseum)
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What kind of business is only open Thursdays?
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