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# friday

noun (Friday, Fridays)

«friday» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Friday is a day of the week. It comes after Thursday and before Saturday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friday/#m1)
2. For most children it is the last day of the school week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friday/#m2)
3. Friday can also be a person's name, such as Man Friday, the helper in Robinson Crusoe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friday/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school maths: a day in time problems; counting days from Monday to Friday (5 school days); amounts each day added. In everyday life: Friday spelling tests, Friday afternoon fun, the weekend starts after Friday. Phrases: «on Friday», «on Fridays», «Friday night», «TGIF» («thank goodness it's Friday»).

### Examples

- On Friday she read 25 pages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friday/#x1)
- From Monday to Friday he walks 2 km a day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friday/#x2)
- The test is on Friday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friday/#x3)
- How many days from Monday to Friday? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friday/#x4)
- We have pizza on Friday nights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friday/#x5)
- Friday comes after Thursday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friday/#x6)
- The school disco is this Friday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friday/#x7)
- We have a spelling test every Friday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friday/#x8)
- "Mother Friday, forgive me! pardon me, the guilty one! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friday/#x9)

### Note

Always a capital F. Short form «Fri». Maths: a day name; it can set how many days to count. Trap: Monday to Friday is 5 days.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Friday is the day before the Sabbath, when Jews prepare; the story says two rabbis studied the mystical book on Fridays and made a calf to eat. In the primary lessons: In school maths: a day in time problems; counting days from Monday to Friday (5 school days); amounts each day added. In everyday life: Friday spelling tests, Friday afternoon fun, the weekend starts after Friday. Phrases: «on Friday», «on Fridays», «Friday night», «TGIF» («thank goodness it's Friday»).

### Examples

- "Like the case of Rabbi Hanina and Rabbi Oshaiah who studied the Hilchot Yetzirah every Friday, and a three-year-old call was created for them, which they ate". (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friday/#x1)

### Note

Always a capital F. Short form «Fri». Maths: a day name; it can set how many days to count. Trap: Monday to Friday is 5 days.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «friday» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friday/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«friday» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/friday.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «friday» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friday/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«friday» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/friday.html) on Mova free.