days

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of day
2. (plural, plural-only)A particular time or period of vague extent.

   “Things were more relaxed in Grandpa's days.”

   “His days of being the king are over.”

   “In the old days, […], he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, […], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned. But he had then none of the oddities and mannerisms which I hold to be inseparable from genius, and which struck my attention in after days when I came in contact with the Celebrity.”

   “He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.”

   “With Pi’s removal from Honan, Chang lost his backing in the Kuei-te position and was obliged to relinquish it. In the winter we find him in nearby Po-chou, Anhwei, enjoying the hospitality of the magistrate P’ei Chen, who had been a friend since Chang's Peking days.”

3. (plural, plural-only)Life.

   “That's how he ended his days.”

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of day

adv

1. (not-comparable)During the day.

   “She works days at the garage.”