today

Adv

1. (not-comparable) On the current day or date.
2. (not-comparable) In the current era; nowadays; these days.
3. (informal, not-comparable) The day of a recurring cycle or event which is currently happening.

Noun

1. The current day or date.
2. (informal) The 24-hour period beginning at 5am or 6am or sunrise of the current day.
3. The present era; nowadays.

Adj

Current; up to date.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/təˈdeɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: today

Inherited from Old English: tōdæġ

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: däälich

Cognate with Dutch: vandaag

Cognate with Old Saxon: hindag

Cognate with Swedish: i dag

In summary

From Middle English today, to-daie, todæig, from Old English tōdæġ, tō dæġe (“today”, literally “on [the/this] day, [this] day forward”), equivalent to to + day. Compare Saterland Frisian däälich (“today”), Dutch vandaag (“today”), Old Saxon hindag (“today”, literally “[this] day forward”), German Low German vandage, vandaag (“today”), Swedish i dag, idag (“today”).

Synonyms

now

nowadays

this day

at present

these days

recently

this moment

to-day

day

currently

present

just now

modern era

future tense

presently

present time

then

the present

this

this morning

today’s

tomorrow

at this hour

on this day

same day

earlier today

after a while

teedee

at the present time

bootlick

daily

day by day

earlier

immediately

just

modern

modernly

modern times

past tense

present day

present-day

Translations

aujourd’hui

oggi

hoy

heute

vandaag

hoje

σήμερα

hodie

dzisiaj

avui

bugün

dziś

اليوم

hoy día

heutzutage

Sentences

What is today ?

Today , however , they were not playing .

These two are the only remaining works from him today .

Today this industrial past has all but vanished .

These are still used today in libraries .

These paintings hang today in the Pilgrim Hall Museum .