Today
WordNet
adverb
(1) In these times
"It is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford
"We now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"
"Today almost every home has television"
(2) On this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow
"I can't meet with you today"
noun
(3) The day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)
"Today is beautiful"
"Did you see today's newspaper?"
(4) The present time or age
"The world of today"
"Today we have computers"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From < , , made from + , the dative of .
- The first component (to-) is from < < West Germanic } < .
- The second component (-day) is from Middle English < Old English < < . It is not related to Latin (which is from PIE base ), but rather to , which came from .
- Thus, today and day are not related to Spanish , but to and .
Adverb
- On the current day or date.
- "I want this done today."
- Today is .
- In the current era; nowadays.
- In the 1500s, people had to do things by hand, but today we have electric can openers.
Noun
- A current day or date.
- Today is the day we'll fix this once and for all.
Usage notes
Todays is a mostly literary plural. It refers to days that we experience, have experienced or will experience as "today". More colloquial are and .
See also
- nowadays
- yesterday
- tomorrow night
- tonight
- last night
- nudiustertian