today1 adverbtoday2 noun
todayto‧day1 /təˈdeɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb 
WORD ORIGINtoday1
Origin:
Old English todæge, todæg, from to ‘to, at’ + dæg ‘day’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Today she and Charlie are driving to the beach.
- Today, only a few of these beautiful animals survive.
- Couples today are much more likely to marry in their 30s.
- Kids today just don't understand the value of money.
- The cost to install solar panels has dropped from $20 a watt in 1980 to as little as $5 today.
- What did you do today?
- Accurate planetary observations being collected today will in time lead to more stringent tests for a tenth planet.
- But today the walk was just something to be accomplished as soon as possible.
- Makes him look more sexy, thought Juliet, and wondered what had come over her today.
- One might at least look to the best examples there may be today.
- The imaginative subject - these are the subjects I find most often given in school today.
- The same Oak Tree pub today doesn't seem to have many more companions.
- Well, we are all concerned with recycling today - or are we ...?
Longman Language Activatornow, not in the past
use this when you are comparing the present situation with what happened in the past: · We used to be good friends but I don't see very much of her now.· Julie has moved to a new school and she's much happier now.
use this when you are describing how life is different now from the way it was in the past. These days is more common in spoken English: · It seems you're not allowed to smoke anywhere nowadays.· Children can't play in the street these days - the traffic's too bad.· Nowadays, you hardly ever seen anyone wearing a tie to work.
at the present time, especially when compared with the past: · Today, only a few of these beautiful animals survive.· Couples today are much more likely to marry in their 30s.· The cost to install solar panels has dropped from $20 a watt in 1980 to as little as $5 today.
use this to show that you are surprised and shocked that something still happens now: · It's not right, in this day and age, that people all over the world are still starving.· It's amazing that you can still find a house for under $100,000 in this day and age.
WORD SETSAD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
1on the day that is happening now: also today week/a week today British English
We’re going on holiday today week.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES We’re going on holiday today week.· Don’t forget to put today’s date at the top of the letter.
· The technology was crude by modern standards.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB· He was absolutely right to welcome the substantial increases that I have announced today for a range of programmes.· The increase that I have announced today to some extent reflects weaker trading conditions and the recession.· New rail franchises announced More new franchises, including the Thames and Chiltern lines, were announced today.· The provisions I have announced today will allow us to continue the progress we have made in our important public services.· However, I can confirm that the overall value of the ships with equipment that I have announced today approaches £400 million.
· Mr. McLeish Is the Secretary of State aware that the labour force survey was published today?· What do you think would happen if Wuthering Heights were published today?· Mr. Dorrell I am today publishing an assessment of the case for hospital hostels for people with serious mental illness.· Two surveys whose findings are published today show that many voters are unsure about some main planks of Government policy.· That has been published today, and there is a copy in the Library.· In its report titled the Lost Land published today, it claims our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.
I couldn’t go shopping yesterday so I’ll have to go today. Ed has his music lesson today.a week from today (also today week/a week today )British English We’re going on holiday today week.2at the present time: Students today seem to know very little about geography.today1 adverbtoday2 noun
todaytoday2 noun [uncountable] 1the day that is happening now: Today is my birthday! Have you seen today’s paper?2the present period of time: Today’s computers are becoming much smaller and lighter. young people of today