Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The 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.

  2. (countable, informal, uncountable)The 24-hour period beginning at 5 or 6 a.m. or sunrise of the current day.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The 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.

    the present time or age

Examples

15777 sentences
  1. Have you read today's paper yet?

    Ви вже прочитали сьогодняшній випуск газети?

    ruТы уже читала сегодняшнюю газету?

    deHabt ihr schon die Zeitung von heute gelesen?

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  2. Why are you so tired today?

    Чому ти сьогодні такий втомлений?

    ruПочему ты сегодня такой уставший?

    deWarum sind Sie so müde heute?

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  3. She's much better today than yesterday.

    Сьогодні їй набагато краще, ніж учора.

    ruСегодня она чувствует себя намного лучше, чем вчера.

    deEs geht ihr gesundheitlich schon viel besser als gestern.

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  4. May I use your car today?

    Можна скористатися вашою машиною сьогодні?

    ruМогу я воспользоваться твоей машиной сегодня?

    deDarf ich heute deinen Wagen benutzen?

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  5. Where will you have lunch today?

    Де ти сьогодні обідатимеш?

    ruГде ты сегодня обедаешь?

    deWo isst du heute zu Mittag?

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Translations

9 languages
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Origin

From Middle English today, to-daie, todæig, from Old English tōdæġ, tō dæġe (“today”, lite

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”).

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Forms

plural: todays

Word family

3 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • do that today
  • be here today
  • at today's meeting
  • school today
  • better better today
  • present at today's
  • today's meeting
  • doing that today
  • at school today
  • early today
  • to school today
  • home early today

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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