Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)On the current day or date.

    I want this done today.

    Today, my brother went to the shops.

    heute, heit, hit

    сего́дняsevódnja

    сього́дніsʹohódni, ни́ніnýni

    on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow

  2. (not comparable)In the current era; nowadays; these days.

    In the 1500s, people had to do things by hand, but today we have electric can openers.

    heutzutage

    сего́дняsevódnja, в настоя́щее вре́мяv nastojáščeje vrémja, тепе́рьtepérʹ

  3. (informal, not comparable)On 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.

Examples

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

    Ви вже прочитали сьогодняшній випуск газети? — deniko

    ruТы уже читала сегодняшнюю газету? — Imp

    deHabt ihr schon die Zeitung von heute gelesen? — MUIRIEL

  2. Why are you so tired today?

    Чому ти сьогодні такий втомлений? — deniko

    ruПочему ты сегодня такой уставший? — nadya

    deWarum sind Sie so müde heute? — Eldad

  3. She's much better today than yesterday.

    Сьогодні їй набагато краще, ніж учора. — aandrusiak

    ruСегодня она чувствует себя намного лучше, чем вчера. — marafon

    deEs geht ihr gesundheitlich schon viel besser als gestern. — xtofu80

  4. May I use your car today?

    Можна скористатися вашою машиною сьогодні? — anastasishko

    ruМогу я воспользоваться твоей машиной сегодня? — Biga

    deDarf ich heute deinen Wagen benutzen? — Espi

  5. Where will you have lunch today?

    Де ти сьогодні обідатимеш? — deniko

    ruГде ты сегодня обедаешь? — Biga

    deWo isst du heute zu Mittag? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
on the current day:
Русский
By meaning 2
on the current day:
nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
on the current day:
nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently:

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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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedtodayness

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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