name the day

verb

To fix the date of an event, especially one's marriage.

Meanings

verbname the day (third-person singular simple present names the day, present participle naming the day, simple past and past participle named the day)

present singular third person names the day · participle present naming the day · participle past named the day · past named the day

  1. To fix the date of an event, especially one's marriage.
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APA

name the day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20the%20day

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“name the day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20the%20day. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “name the day,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20the%20day.

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