Meaning of today | Babel Free

Definitions

1. On the current day or date.
   not-comparable
2. The present day, time, or age: "Today's shocks are tomorrow's conventions" (Carolyn Heilbrun).
3. In the current era; nowadays; these days.
   not-comparable
4. Concerned with or relating to the present time: today issues; the today generation.
5. On the day of a recurring cycle or event which is currently happening.
   informal, not-comparable
6. The current time:now, nowadays, present.
7. At the present; these days:now, nowadays.
8. adv. hoy.
9. During or on the present day.
10. During or at the present time.
11. this day, as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow
12. the present age: children of today.
13. during or on this day

Equivalents

Examples

“I want this done today.”

“Today, my brother went to the shops.”

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

“Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.”

“We used to prepare everything today, but now we split it over two days.”

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