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# sunday

noun (Sunday, Sundays)

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

## Everyday

1. Sunday is a day of the week. It comes after Saturday and before Monday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunday/#m1)
2. Sunday is part of the weekend; in many places it is a day of rest or of going to church. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunday/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school maths: a day in time problems; days of the week, counting days, things done on each day; a week is 7 days. In everyday life: Sunday lunch or roast, Sunday school, shops with short Sunday hours. In some calendars Sunday is the first day of the week, in others it is the last. Phrases: «on Sunday», «on Sundays», «Sunday best» (smartest clothes).

### Examples

- On Sunday she read 30 pages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunday/#x1)
- The shop is closed on Sunday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunday/#x2)
- From Monday to Sunday is 7 days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunday/#x3)
- He saved 2 dollars every day from Monday to Sunday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunday/#x4)
- We visit Nana every Sunday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunday/#x5)
- Sunday comes after Saturday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunday/#x6)
- On Sundays we have a roast dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunday/#x7)
- The library opens late on Sunday mornings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunday/#x8)
- On the following Sunday there was Communion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunday/#x9)

### Note

Always a capital S. «On Sunday», not «in Sunday». Short form «Sun». Maths: a name of a day; it can tell how many days to count. Trap: from Monday to Sunday counts 7 days including both ends.

## On Mova

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