daily

adjectivenounverbadverbcommon in dialogue

//ˈdeɪli//

That occurs or attends every day, or at least every working day.

adjective

1
That occurs or attends every day, or at least every working day.
Near-synonyms: circadianly, diurnally
daily life
on a daily basis
He follows a strict daily routine.
2
archaicDiurnal: by daylight.

Etymology

From Middle English dayly, from Old English dæġlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *dagalīk, from Proto-Germanic *dagalīkaz (“daily”), equivalent to day + -ly. Cognate with Scots dayly, daly (“daily”), German Low German dagelk, dagelik (“daily”), Dutch dagelijks (“daily”), German täglich (“daily”), Danish daglig (“daily”), Swedish daglig (“daily”), Icelandic daglegur (“daily”).

noun

1
Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
In the home office these dailies may be filed under one of two methods. Geographically by the territory controlled by an Agency, filing the dailies by their numbers back of the guide indicating the locality. Geographically as above, but filing the dailies by expiration date instead of by their numbers.
The dailies, or abstracts of the dailies, of the other companies and other departments are also checked, as has been said, in the Impaired Record department. For these coverages it is necessary to check for honesty or undesirable reputation of any kind. These dailies, and abstracts, are also taken by the "impaired record girls" when they have completed their checking, to the various departments.
The popular "dailies" format builds a broad range of knowledge by covering Tennessee Basics, Geography, History, People, and Government essential facts through interesting texts and visuals + reading comprehension activities, skill activities, map activities, and more.
I do not let these experiences disrupt my focus in my daily or my responsibility for my family.
2
Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day. A newspaper or comic strip etc. that is published every day.
3
Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day. A cleaner who comes in daily.
4
slangSomething that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day. A daily disposable.
5
Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day. A quest in a massively multiplayer online game that can be repeated every day for cumulative rewards.
6
Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day. A daily driver.
7
Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day. Raw, unedited footage traditionally developed overnight and viewed by the cast and crew the next day.
8
Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day. The daily revenue associated with a cinematic release.
The new Disney movie is doing incredible numbers in the dailies.

verb

1
To drive an automobile frequently, on a daily basis, for regular and mundane tasks.
2
To use, especially of a computer or operating system, for everyday tasks.

adverb

1
quotidianly, every day
2
diurnally, by daylight

Etymology

From Middle English dayly, from Old English *dæġlīċe (found only as dæġhwāmlīċe), equivalent to day + -ly.

Forms

plural: dailies
past tense: dailied
past participle: dailied
present participle: dailying
third person singular: dailies

Dahlia · A female given name from English.dai · A wet nurse; a midwife.Dai · A diminutive of the male given name David, from Welsh.

daily · That occurs or attends every day, or at least every working day.

Daily · A surname.dairy · (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from…Daisuke · A male given name from Japanese.

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