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today

American  
[tuh-dey] / təˈdeɪ /

noun

  1. this present day.

    Today is beautiful.

  2. this present time or age.

    the world of today.

adverb

  1. on this present day.

    I will do it today.

  2. at the present time; in these days.

    Today you seldom see horses.

adjective

  1. Informal. of the present era; up-to-date.

    the today look in clothing styles.
today British  
/ təˈdeɪ /

noun

  1. this day, as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow

  2. the present age

    children of today
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. during or on this day

  2. nowadays

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
today Idioms  

  1. see here today, gone tomorrow.

Etymology

Origin of today

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English tō dæg; to, day

Example Sentences

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Yet today it reads like a crackling radio dispatch from a quaint age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

California’s snowpack is supposed to reach its peak April 1, so today, state surveyors hold their final Sierra snow survey of the year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Trump’s wealth has grown by $1.4 billion in the past year to $6.5 billion today, according to Forbes.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

We also have to deal with writing a policy for A.I. agents adapted to the reality of agents today.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

“If you’re asking that, then, well, yes. I am absent from a class. But it doesn’t matter. Perhaps I can get my professor to credit today as a field trip.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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