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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daily/#m1)

2) Of or for one day: «the daily amount». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daily/#m2)

3) (adverb) Every day: «we feed the fish daily». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daily/#m3)

4) (noun) A newspaper printed every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daily/#m4)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daily/#x1)
- Reading is part of my daily routine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daily/#x2)
- Feed the goldfish daily, but just a pinch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daily/#x3)
- Daily exercise keeps your body healthy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daily/#x4)
- She saves $2 daily, so in a week she saves $14. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daily/#x5)
- The medicine says «one tablet daily» — only an adult should give it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daily/#x6)
- Grandpa reads the daily paper at breakfast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daily/#x7)
- Matte and Maie grew fat on this fine living, and daily became richer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daily/#x8)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/9/)
- [Dogs need daily walks and exercise.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/27-caring-for-pets/15/)
- [Short daily practice builds musical skill faster than one long practice a week.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/246-music-practice-and-ball-safety/5/)
- [Short daily practice, even ten minutes, builds a skill faster than one long session a week.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/307-marks-group-work-helpers-at-school-and-learning-skills/17/)
- [Looking after a pet is a daily job you cannot skip.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/343-accidents-told-too-late/21/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «daily» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daily/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.