Words / A2

DEYE-uh-ree/ˈdaɪəri/

A diary is a book for daily events or plans: keep a diary, a desk diary, write in your diary. A calendar shows dates; a journal can be more reflective. Dairy is milk foods — swap the vowels and you have a farm shop. Electronic diaries live on phones. Do not write diary for a biography of someone else.

Meaning

A book in which you write what happens each day, or your plans.

Examples

• “She writes in her diary every evening.”
• “Put the exam in your diary so you do not forget.”
• “Her travel diary is full of ticket stubs.”

Good to know

keep / write in a diary. Mix-up: dairy (milk). Cousin: calendar (dates on a wall).

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