Phrase guide

by day

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

During the day.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He is a policeman by day and a thief by night.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: days

Antonyms: by night

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: днём (dnjom) — during the day
  • Belarusian: удзе́нь (udzjénʹ) — during the day
  • Belarusian: ўдзень (wdzjenʹ) — during the day
  • Esperanto: tage — during the day
  • Finnish: päivällä — during the day
  • Hebrew: יוֹמָם (yomám) — during the day
  • Latin: interdiū — during the day
  • Pannonian Rusyn: воднє (vodnje) — during the day
  • Pannonian Rusyn: през дзень (prez dzenʹ) — during the day
  • Polish: za dnia — during the day
  • Portuguese: de dia — during the day
  • Russian: днём (dnjom) — during the day
  • Spanish: de día — during the day
  • Tocharian B: iṅkauṃ — during the day
  • Turkish: gündüz — during the day
  • Ottoman Turkish: كوندوز (gündüz) — during the day
  • Ukrainian: вдень (vdenʹ) — during the day
  • Ukrainian: уде́нь (udénʹ) — during the day