morrow
noun
morrow
1 American
[mawr-oh, mor-oh]
/ ˈmɔr oʊ, ˈmɒr oʊ /
Morrow
2
American
[mawr-oh, mor-oh]
/ ˈmɔr oʊ, ˈmɒr oʊ /
noun
morrow
British
/ ˈmɒrəʊ /
noun
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the next day
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the period following a specified event
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the morning
Usage
What does morrow mean? Morrow is a literary or poetic way of saying tomorrow or the next day. In some cases, it’s also used to mean the morning or the period after something. Morrow is most often seen in old poetry and literature. No one uses the word morrow in everyday speech unless they’re trying to mimic a poetic style or sound like a character from an old play. Example: There’s never enough time today—if only we could borrow from the morrow.
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Etymology
Origin of morrow
1225–75; Middle English morwe, variant of morwen, Old English morgen morning. See morn
Vocabulary lists containing morrow
Example Sentences
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But with a significant storm predicted for the morrow, Saturday might also be susceptible to a more apocalyptic description as the “before times.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 15, 2022
Good morrow one and all and welcome to the real football factories another fascinating night of Europa League behaviour.
From The Guardian • Nov. 25, 2021
On the morrow Fridgeir made ready to go, and many with him, Egil being one of the party.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
So even when Robert received the preliminary diagnosis of a burst ulcer — and not, say, extraterrestrial fertilization — I wasn’t entirely sure he’d live to see another morrow.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2016
“What awaits us on the morrow? More rain?”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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