today
adverb /təˈdeɪ/
/təˈdeɪ/
- I've got a piano lesson later today.
- The exams start a week today/today week (= one week from now).
- The company today announced a plan that involves cutting 12% of its workforce.
- A press release is due out today or tomorrow.
- Young people today face a very difficult future at work.
- Today people have greater expectations for their retirement years.
- Only 9% of students today say they plan to attend a school more than 500 miles from home.
Word OriginOld English tō dæg ‘on (this) day’. Compare with tomorrow and tonight.