tomorrow
Americannoun
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tomorrows
plural
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the day following today.
Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny.
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a future period or time.
the stars of tomorrow.
adverb
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on the morrow; on the day following today.
Come tomorrow at this same time.
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at some future time.
We shall rest easy tomorrow if we work for peace today.
noun
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the day after today
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the future
adverb
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on the day after today
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at some time in the future
Usage
Spelling tips for tomorrow The spelling of tomorrow can be tough because it’s hard to remember whether to double the m or the r. How to spell tomorrow: Remember, tomorrow has one m but two r’s. You can break it down into the phrase Tom or row.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of tomorrow
First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English to morghe, to mor(o)we, variant of to morghen, to mor(o)wen ( see morn); equivalent to to + morrow
Explanation
Use tomorrow to describe the day after today. If it's Monday, and you tell your brother that you'll see him tomorrow that means you'll see him on Tuesday. Tomorrow can also mean "the near future." When someone says, "Children are tomorrow's leaders," it means fairly soon, not "when they wake up in the morning." Speaking of morning, the Old English word morgen means "morrow or morning," so tomorrow means "to morning." The morning that follows today is always tomorrow.
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Example Sentences
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“I’m alive today. I don’t know if I’ll have another day tomorrow because I don’t launch rockets or drones. But I do have today,” Kaminska said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
You’ll hit the gym tomorrow, you tell yourself, knowing it’s a lie.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
For the aircraft of tomorrow, Safran is also developing an "open fan" engine free of the nacelle or encasing, which traditionally encloses and protects the fan blades.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
“Today we are celebrating … but tomorrow, the job starts,” said Radomir Saicic, one of the candidates on the students’ ticket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
He’d be home tomorrow, just like he said.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
With both of us facing more yesterdays than tomorrows, I cop to midlife anxiety, feeling like time is running out for goals such as learning Spanish or how to swim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
He said the men who served in the war "gave their todays for our tomorrows".
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
“Come See Me in the Good Light” makes viewers hope Gibson and Falley get to spend many tomorrows together.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2025
“Together, we will save this country, we will restore the republic, and we will usher in the rich and wonderful tomorrows that our people so truly deserve,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
Let us be dissatisfied until the dark yesterdays of segregated schools will be transformed into bright tomorrows of quality integrated education.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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