today

Plural: todays

Noun

• The current day; the present time or moment.
• the present time or age
  • "the world of today"
  • "today we have computers"
• the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)
  • "Today is beautiful"
  • "did you see today's newspaper?"
• The current day or date.
• The 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise of the current day.
• The present era; nowadays.

Adverb

• in these times; - Nancy Mitford
  • "today almost every home has television"
• on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow
  • "I can't meet with you today"

Adv

• On the current day or date.
• In the current era; nowadays; these days.
• The day of a recurring cycle or event which is currently happening.

Adj

• Current; up to date.

Examples

• I want this done today.
• In the 1500s, people had to do things by hand, but today we have electric can openers.
• The youth of today have never known what life is like without a cell phone.
• This is the sporty jacket for today's modern man on the go.
• Today is the day we'll fix this once and for all.
• Today, my brother went to the shops.
• Today’s Scrabble game promised an exciting challenge, unlike yesterday’s easy win.
• We could've spent today at the seaside if it weren't gusty.
• We used to prepare everything today, but now we split it over two days.

Synonyms

now, nowadays

Related Words

hesternal, hesternally, hodiernal, hodiernally, last night, nowadays, nudiustertian, tomorrow night, tonight, yesterday

Anagrams of today