Saturday
English Vietnamese dictionary
saturday /'sætədi/
- danh từ
- ngày thứ bảy
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
[C, U] (abbreviation Sat.) the day of the week after Friday and before Sunday
Help Note: To see how Saturday is used, look at the examples at Monday.
ORIGIN From the Old English for 'day of Saturn', translated from Latin Saturni dies.
Collocation dictionary
DAYS:
of the week last, next, that, this (coming) ~ ~ last/next (week)
The concert is this coming Wednesday. Are you free next Thursday? She's arriving on Friday next.
the ~ before, the previous ~
I'd been paid the previous Friday.
the following ~
She was due to start work the following Monday.
~ of last/next/that/this week
He arrived on Monday of last week.
the ~ before last
We came here the Tuesday before last.
~ week, a week on ~
I've bought tickets for Thursday week (= for the performance that is seven days after Thursday).
the first/second/third/last ~ in/of the month
The museum is free on the last Sunday of every month.
alternate ~s, each, every ~
The competition is fixed for alternate Wednesdays.
all day ~
The restaurant is closed all day Saturday.
~ afternoon, evening, morning, night, etc.
I'll see you on Friday evening. Saturday lunchtimes are very busy in the restaurant.
first thing (on) ~
I'll post it first thing on Monday morning.
late (on) ~
The crash occurred late on Tuesday night.
one ~ (written)
One Saturday morning, without telling anyone of my plan, I boarded a bus and headed out.
spend ~
She liked to spend Saturday afternoon shopping.
see sb ~ (informal)
So I'll see you Monday, then?
manage ~ (informal)
I could manage (= meet you on) Tuesday, say 11.30?
open/closed (on) ~
We're open every day except Sunday.
~ arrive, come, dawn (written)
Monday dawned still and misty, with a promise of autumn sunshine.
on (a) ~
A public meeting is to be held on Wednesday at the town hall.She was born on a Sunday.I like to just relax on Saturdays.
between ~ and ~ (from) ~ to ~
The ticket office is open until 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.
by, no later than ~
Entries are to arrive no later than Monday, 1 October. A special meeting is arranged for Friday 17 May.
~'s deadline, election, game, meeting, performance, race, etc.
He was not present at Tuesday's meeting.
Concise English dictionary
Saturdays'sætədɪ
noun
+the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
