/təˈdeɪ/, /təˈdeɪ/, [tʰəˈdeɪ]
OriginFrom 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”).
- not-comparableOn the current day or date.
“I want this done today.”
“Today, my brother went to the shops.”
- not-comparableIn the current era; nowadays; these days.
“In the 1500s, people had to do things by hand, but today we have electric can openers.”
“Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. ”
- informal, not-comparableOn the day of a recurring cycle or event which is currently happening.
“We used to prepare everything today, but now we split it over two days.”
- countable, uncountableThe current day or date.
“Today is the day we'll fix this once and for all.”
“We could've spent today at the seaside if it weren't gusty.”
“Yesterday, upon the stair / I met a man who wasn’t there / He wasn’t there again today / I wish, I wish he’d go away …”
- countable, informal, uncountableThe 24-hour period beginning at 5 or 6 a.m. or sunrise of the current day.
- countable, uncountableThe present era; nowadays.
“This is the sporty jacket for today's modern man on the go.”
“The youth of today have never known what life is like without a cell phone.”
- informal, not-comparableCurrent; up to date.
“Actually, it's more like the blues. It's pop blues. I feel it's very American. It's very today. It's what people respond to today.”
“[…] she (Françoise Hardy) is so today, so white boots and yé-yé, that she can make anyone over 25 (me) feel prehistoric, raccoon coat and rah-rah.”
Formsto-day(alternative, archaic) · to day(alternative, obsolete) · 2day(alternative, Internet) · todays(plural)