Saturday
noun /ˈsætədeɪ/, /ˈsætədi/
/ˈsætərdeɪ/, /ˈsætərdi/
[countable, uncountable] (abbreviation Sat.)
- the day of the week after Friday and before Sunday
- It's Saturday today, isn't it?
- She started art classes last Saturday.
- Are you busy next Saturday?
- Saturday morning/afternoon/evening
- We'll chat at Saturday's party.
- I work Saturday to Wednesday.
- I work Saturdays to Wednesdays.
- on Saturday We'll meet on Saturday (= next Saturday).
- We met on Saturday (= last Saturday).
- (informal or North American English) We'll meet Saturday.
- on Saturdays The office is closed on Saturdays (= every Saturday).
- (especially North American English) The office is closed Saturdays.
- on a Saturday He was born on a Saturday.
- I always do yoga on a Saturday (= every Saturday).
- I went to Mexico City on Monday, and came back the following Saturday.
- (British English) ‘When did the accident happen?’ ‘It was the Saturday (= the Saturday of the week we are talking about).’
- (British English) Come back Saturday week (= a week after next Saturday).
Word OriginFrom the Old English for ‘day of Saturn’, translated from Latin Saturni dies.