morrow
1 Americannoun
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.
Etymology
Origin of morrow
1225–75; Middle English morwe, variant of morwen, Old English morgen morning. See morn
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In his first bulletin, Johnson did appear, if not exactly the recovered Beethoven, then a bit more, some thought, like Coleridge’s traumatised Wedding Guest, “a sadder and a wiser man/ he rose the morrow morn”.
From The Guardian • May 17, 2020
On the morrow Fridgeir made ready to go, and many with him, Egil being one of the party.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
“On the morrow of the Republican success isolationist conceptions prevailed,” Winston Churchill wrote in “The Gathering Storm.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2017
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
Sustained by her aunt’s visit, Kit was able to face the morrow with less panic.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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