Definitions for today
təˈdeɪto·day

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. today(noun)

   the present time or age

   "the world of today"; "today we have computers"

2. today(adverb)

   the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)

   "Today is beautiful"; "did you see today's newspaper?"

3. nowadays, now, today(adverb)

   in these times

   "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television"

4. today(adverb)

   on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow

   "I can't meet with you today"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. today(Noun)

   A current day or date.

   Today is the day we'll fix this once and for all.

2. today(Adverb)

   On the current day or date.

3. today(Adverb)

   In the current era; nowadays.

   In the 1500s, people had to do things by hand, but today we have electric can openers.

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Today

   Today is an Australian breakfast television program, currently presented by Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson. It has been broadcast live by the Nine Network since 1982. The program airs after Nine Early Morning News and runs from 5.30am to 9am before Mornings.

The Roycroft Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. today

   The hearse that carries the dreams of yesterday to the cemetery.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'today' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #405

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'today' in Written Corpus Frequency: #229

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'today' in Adverbs Frequency: #50

Anagrams for today »

1. toady

How to pronounce today?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say today in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of today in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of today in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of today in a Sentence

1. Letitia James ':

   No matter how high-profile the establishment, or how seemingly powerful the owners, today's settlement reiterates the fact that we will not tolerate sexual harassment of any form in the workplace.

2. Abdul Baseer Nomand:

   Today is the first day. Let's see what they have for us, if the weather is hot, it's very difficult for everyone because they will be thirsty. The problem is that here the environment is not suitable for proper living.

3. Mika Brzezinski:

   Ivanka, you stepped in there to talk for women. To speak for women, to have a platform for women. Where are you today? sarah Huckabee Sanders, today is your day… to say the president is a sexist.

4. Warren Barguil:

   I take it day by day and that's my strength, I'm not stressed out, you can lose time today, tomorrow (because of possible bunch-splitting winds). I said I'd see where I stand after the team time trial (on Sunday).

5. Norman Abjorensen:

   He's been badly wounded, probably mortally wounded, today has made him really a political corpse waiting to be cut down.

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