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Added 9 October 2026

today

/tʊˈdeɪ/ adverb

In Latin: hodie Wiktionary

adverb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about today at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

On the current day or date.
I want this done today.
In the current era; nowadays; these days.
In the 1500s, people had to do things by hand, but today we have electric can openers.
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.

noun

The current day or date.
Today is the day we'll fix this once and for all.
The 24-hour period beginning at 5 or 6 a.m. or sunrise of the current day.
The present era; nowadays.
This is the sporty jacket for today's modern man on the go.

adjective

Current; up to date.

Origin

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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