daily

«daily» in Mova's school dictionary: Happening or done every day — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (daily); adverb (daily); noun (a daily, dailies — a daily newspaper)

meaning for a pupil

1) Happening or done every day. tree →

2) Of or for one day: «the daily amount». tree →

3) (adverb) Every day: «we feed the fish daily». tree →

4) (noun) A newspaper printed every day. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and health: daily routines like brushing teeth, daily exercise and daily reading. In maths, «daily» means per day, so you multiply by the number of days to find a total. Phrases: «daily life», «daily routine», «twice daily», «on a daily basis».

examples

• I brush my teeth twice daily. tree →
• Reading is part of my daily routine. tree →
• Feed the goldfish daily, but just a pinch. tree →
• Daily exercise keeps your body healthy. tree →
• She saves $2 daily, so in a week she saves $14. tree →
• The medicine says «one tablet daily» — only an adult should give it. tree →
• Grandpa reads the daily paper at breakfast. tree →
• Matte and Maie grew fat on this fine living, and daily became richer. tree →

note

Same form as adjective and adverb. «Twice daily» = two times each day. In maths: daily × 7 = weekly amount. Don't confuse with «dairy» (milk products).

In the corpora

• "Assisted living" is an American name for a care home where old people get help with daily life.
• Dogs need daily walks and exercise.
• Short daily practice builds musical skill faster than one long practice a week.
• Short daily practice, even ten minutes, builds a skill faster than one long session a week.
• Looking after a pet is a daily job you cannot skip.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «daily» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.