From Middle English today, to-daie, todæig, from Old English tōdæġ, tō dæġe (“today”, literally “on [the/this] day, [this] day forward”), equivalent to to + day. Compare Saterland Frisian däälich (“today”), Dutch vandaag (“today”), Old Saxon hindag (“today”, literally “[this] day forward”), German Low German vandage, vandaag (“today”), Swedish i dag, idag (“today”).
Meanings
(informal, not-comparable) Current; up to date.
Actually, it's more like the blues. It's pop blues. I feel it's very American. It's very today. It's what people respond to today. 1965, Tom Wolfe, quoting Phil Spector, “The First Tycoon of Teen”, in The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 67:
[…] she (Françoise Hardy) is so today, so white boots and yé-yé, that she can make anyone over 25 (me) feel prehistoric, raccoon coat and rah-rah. 1966 December 18, Joan Barthel, “Francoise from France: White Boots and Ye-Ye”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
From Middle English today, to-daie, todæig, from Old English tōdæġ, tō dæġe (“today”, literally “on [the/this] day, [this] day forward”), equivalent to to + day. Compare Saterland Frisian däälich (“today”), Dutch vandaag (“today”), Old Saxon hindag (“today”, literally “[this] day forward”), German Low German vandage, vandaag (“today”), Swedish i dag, idag (“today”).
Meanings
(not-comparable) On the current day or date.
Today, my brother went to the shops.
I want this done today.
(not-comparable) In the current era; nowadays; these days.
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. 2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2013, page 70:
(informal, not-comparable) On the day of a recurring cycle or event which is currently happening.
We used to prepare everything today, but now we split it over two days.
zza noroz (on the current day) · ko 오늘 (on the current day) · lmo incö (on the current day) · roa-tar ôsce (on the current day) · sv nuförtiden (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ms hari ini (on the current day) · ki ũmũthĩ (on the current day) · ja 今日 (on the current day) · mns-nor тыхо̄тал (on the current day) · id masa sekarang (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · he הַיּוֹם (on the current day) · nrf annyi (on the current day) · wo tey (on the current day) · ga inniu (on the current day) · crh bugün (on the current day) · ka დღესდღეობით (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · fr aujourd'hui (on the current day) · es el día de hoy (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · cdo 今旦 (on the current day) · se odne (on the current day) · jv ꦢꦶꦤꦲꦶꦏꦶ (on the current day) · vo adelo (on the current day) · to ‘aho ni (on the current day) · fa اِمْروز (on the current day) · ota بوگون (on the current day) · frp houê (on the current day) · hak 今晡日 (on the current day) · orv сего дьне (on the current day) · poz-ter aghi ning (on the current day) · de heutzutage (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · br hiziv (on the current day) · egl incû (on the current day) · ha yau (on the current day) · niu aho nei (on the current day) · tk şu gün (on the current day) · kl ullumi (on the current day) · de haint (on the current day) · nv dííshjį́ (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · it oggigiorno (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · or ଆଜି (on the current day) · ja 本日 (on the current day) · pl dzisiaj (on the current day) · inh тахан (on the current day) · cy heddiw (on the current day) · fi tänään (on the current day) · poz-sml hari tok (on the current day) · ba бөгөн (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · rsk днєш (on the current day) · pms ancheuj (on the current day) · rap ’arīnā (on the current day) · gv jiu (on the current day) · cs dneska (on the current day) · jv ꦢꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ꦥꦸꦤꦶꦏ (on the current day) · ast güei (on the current day) · sh да̀нашњица (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · af vandag (on the current day) · ur امروز (on the current day) · ro astăzi (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · cs dnes (on the current day) · kek hoon (on the current day) · zza ewro (diq) (on the current day) · be сёння (on the current day) · lkt anpetu ki le (on the current day) · lld ncuei (on the current day) · ca avui (on the current day) · de heit (on the current day) · jv ꦢꦶꦤꦏꦪꦺ (on the current day) · apd الليلة (on the current day) · ryu ちゅー (on the current day) · sk dnes (on the current day) · min hari iko (on the current day) · mwl hoije (on the current day) · la hodie (on the current day) · gug ko árape (on the current day) · luo kawuono (on the current day) · wrh dhalang (on the current day) · sh dànašnjica (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ta இன்று (on the current day) · lmo incœu (on the current day) · he הַיּוֹם (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ar اليوم (on the current day) · tay kira' (on the current day) · mfa aghi ning (on the current day) · es hoy (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ar اليوم (on the current day) · stq däälich (on the current day) · wrh ngidyigalila (on the current day) · gd an-diugh (on the current day) · pam ngeni (on the current day) · eo hodiaŭ (on the current day) · quc kamik (on the current day) · rue днесь (on the current day) · kk бүгін (on the current day) · rhg aijja (on the current day) · oj noongom (on the current day) · sv nu för tiden (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · zh җиргә (on the current day) · mfe zordi (on the current day) · ia hodie (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · el σήμερα (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · txb ñerwe (on the current day) · wuu 今朝 (on the current day) · ug بۈگۈن (on the current day) · sva ლა̈დი (on the current day) · pt hoje (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · pl dziś (on the current day) · bg сега́ (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · na ngabumine (on the current day) · hrx heit (on the current day) · dsb źinsa (on the current day) · rsk нєшка (on the current day) · ceb karon (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · mzs hoze (on the current day) · nap oie (on the current day) · zh 今日 (on the current day) · pl w dzisiejszych czasach (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · tly امروج (on the current day) · avd آرو (on the current day) · gez ዮም (on the current day) · xfa 𐌅𐌏𐌉𐌄𐌃 (on the current day) · my ဒီနေ့ (on the current day) · su ᮓᮤᮔ᮪ᮒᮨᮔ᮪ ᮃᮚᮩᮔ (on the current day) · nl heden ten dage (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · sh данданас (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ani желъал (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · mfe azordi (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · af deesdae (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · zh җергә (on the current day) · xh namhlanje (on the current day) · kn ಇಂದು (on the current day) · vi ngày nay (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · arn faciantv (on the current day) · es hoy (on the current day) · rgn incù (on the current day) · aer lyete (on the current day) · mni ꯉꯁꯤ (on the current day) · pap awé (on the current day) · su ᮓᮤᮔ᮪ᮒᮨᮔ᮪ ᮄᮉ (on the current day) · pt atualmente (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · csb dzysô (on the current day) · sd اَڄُ (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · gl hoxe en día (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · dlm vai (on the current day) · fo í dag (on the current day) · mnc ᡝᠨᡝᠩᡤᡳ (on the current day) · tr günümüz (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · is í dag (on the current day) · kok aiz (on the current day) · ar اليوم (on the current day) · yai инур (on the current day) · sl dánes (on the current day) · nup yínna (on the current day) · de heute (on the current day) · kjh пӱӱн (on the current day) · nn i dag (on the current day) · ar هاد الإيام (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · pjt walykunya (on the current day) · an hue (on the current day) · cdo 今旦日 (on the current day) · ga inniu (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · mk де́нес (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ceb karong panahon (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · sl dándánes (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · mg anio (on the current day) · xal эндр (on the current day) · uk сього́дні (on the current day) · hu ma (on the current day) · ii ꀃꑍ (on the current day) · njo-jgl tanü (on the current day) · tkl ahonei (on the current day) · ckt игыр (on the current day) · vi hôm nay (on the current day) · ru сего́дня (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · gug ange (on the current day) · rup asãndzã (on the current day) · kld yilaathu (on the current day) · css naha (on the current day) · az bugün (on the current day) · ia actualmente (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · tly امروز (on the current day) · nl vandaag de dag (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · cro baapéesh (on the current day) · sv idag (on the current day) · ngh ǁʻûi a (on the current day) · fur vuê (on the current day) · uk ни́ні (on the current day) · ur آج کل (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · da i vore dage (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · co oghje (on the current day) · mi tēnei rā (on the current day) · sa अद्य (on the current day) · prg šandēinan (on the current day) · kac daini (on the current day) · agj ሁማ (on the current day) · izh tänäpään (on the current day) · tyv бөгүн (on the current day) · as আজি (on the current day) · dlm vuai (on the current day) · su ᮕᮧᮆ ᮃᮚᮩᮔ (on the current day) · ba бөгөн (on the current day) · frr diling (on the current day) · ota الیوم (on the current day) · wa ådjourdu (on the current day) · id hari ini (on the current day) · be сяго́ння (on the current day) · fa اِمْروز (on the current day) · eu gaur egun (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · iu ᐅᓪᓗᒥ (on the current day) · oj noongom (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · th ปัจจุบัน (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · sn nhasi (on the current day) · mt illum il-ġurnata (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · wyi yalingboo (on the current day) · de hüt (on the current day) · mn өнөөдөр (on the current day) · sv idag (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ty i teie nei mahana (on the current day) · ik uvluvak (on the current day) · taa drana (on the current day) · bg дне́ска (on the current day) · ro azi (on the current day) · mfe azordi (on the current day) · tly imruj (on the current day) · mba iman (on the current day) · sk dnes (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · rup adzã (roa-rup) (on the current day) · la hoc die (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · eu gaur (on the current day) · fi nykyisin (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · zh 今兒 /今儿 (on the current day) · kw hedhyw (on the current day) · rom avdies (on the current day) · aii ܐܕܝܘܡ (on the current day) · hi आज (on the current day) · hy այսօր (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · sq sot (on the current day) · kpv талун (on the current day) · scn ùoggi (on the current day) · fy hjoed (on the current day) · mg androany (on the current day) · dwu gaathura (on the current day) · ang tōdæġ (on the current day) · sv i dag (on the current day) · tly ام روز (on the current day) · ty i teie tau (on the current day) · kmb lelu (on the current day) · ko 오늘날 (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · nv díí jį́ (on the current day) · sw leo (on the current day) · und hüütsendâgs (nds) (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ar النهارده (on the current day) · rue ны́нї (on the current day) · alt бӱгӱн (on the current day) · fy no (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ks اَز (on the current day) · br bremañ (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · cs dnes (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · so maanta (on the current day) · vo nutimo (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · frr deling (on the current day) · nrf ogniet (on the current day) · pa ਅੱਜ (on the current day) · tr bugün (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ky бүгүн (on the current day) · ro ziua de azi (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ca avui en dia (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · roa-gal anoet (on the current day) · fr de nos jours (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · mfa aghi nih (on the current day) · za ngoenzneix (on the current day) · th วันนี้ (on the current day) · tpn kori (on the current day) · bh आजु (on the current day) · sh dànas (on the current day) · rcf zordi (on the current day) · av жакъа (on the current day) · ady мы (on the current day) · hsb dźensa (on the current day) · ne आज (on the current day) · nb idag (on the current day) · hi यौम (on the current day) · ar الأيام دي (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · bua мүнөө (on the current day) · myv течи (on the current day) · su ᮕᮧᮆ ᮄᮉ (on the current day) · ia hodie (on the current day) · tzm ⴰⵙⵙⴰ (on the current day) · sd اَڄُ (on the current day) · ar حَاضِر (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · lzz ანდღა (on the current day) · lld anché (on the current day) · lv šodien (on the current day) · ab иахьа (on the current day) · et täna (on the current day) · gu આજે (on the current day) · hop pu' (on the current day) · yo lónìí (on the current day) · mn ᠥᠨᠦᠳᠦᠷ (on the current day) · wa enute (on the current day) · tay soni' (on the current day) · ja 今日 (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · lt šiandien (on the current day) · moh ón:wa’k (on the current day) · tr bugün (on the current day) · jv ꦢꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ꦩꦼꦤꦶꦏ (on the current day) · it oggi (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · br hiziv an deiz (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · gl hoxe (on the current day) · nrf aniet (on the current day) · bo ད་རིང (on the current day) · el σήμερα (on the current day) · ko 금일 (on the current day) · evn эсӣ-тырга (on the current day) · nah axan (on the current day) · zu namhlanje (on the current day) · nds vondaag (on the current day) · ln lelo (on the current day) · io hodie (on the current day) · uz bugun (on the current day) · nl vandaag (on the current day) · ar هاد الوقت (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · nl tegenwoordig (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · kmr îro (on the current day) · km ថ្ងៃនេះ (on the current day) · pt hoje (on the current day) · gil te bong aei (on the current day) · udm туннэ (on the current day) · bn আজকাল (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · zh 今兒個 /今儿个 (on the current day) · cr ᐊᓄᐦᐨ (on the current day) · zh 今天 (on the current day) · tl ngayon (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · mdf тячи (on the current day) · tpn oîeí (on the current day) · zh җер (on the current day) · si අද (on the current day) · sh са̀дашњица (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · mwl astanho (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · io cadie (on the current day) · syl ꠀꠁꠎ (on the current day) · ny lero (on the current day) · fy hjoed de dei (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · zh 現代 /现代 (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · nl vandaag (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · sco the day (on the current day) · yo lénìí (on the current day) · nah axkan (on the current day) · cu дьньсь (on the current day) · sah бүгүн (on the current day) · de hit (on the current day) · it attualmente (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · sh dànas (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · bn আজ (on the current day) · sh sàdašnjica (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ur ادیہ (on the current day) · oc uèi (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · pga aleela (on the current day) · kgp ũri (on the current day) · id dewasa ini (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ru в настоя́щее вре́мя (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · haw kēia lā (on the current day) · lkt apetu ki le (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · dlg бүгүн (on the current day) · lb hautdesdaags (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ady непэ (on the current day) · fi nykyään (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ml പുകയില (on the current day) · und hüüt (nds) (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ps نن ورځ (on the current day) · krl tänäpäi (on the current day) · zh җир (on the current day) · lij ancheu (on the current day) · ce тахана (on the current day) · ru сего́дня (on the current day) · zh 今仔日 (on the current day) · und huit (nds) (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · grc τήμερον (on the current day) · ka ამჟამად (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · de haid (on the current day) · mr आजकाल (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · lo ມື້ນີ້ (on the current day) · ig taa (on the current day) · ppl ashan (on the current day) · ca avui dia (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · qu kunan pacha (on the current day) · om har’a (on the current day) · ro acum (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · jax hari iko (on the current day) · orv дьньсь (on the current day) · sh да̀нас (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · tya apu (on the current day) · cst ne ṭuuxi (on the current day) · bcl ngunyan (on the current day) · pt hoje em dia (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · scn oji (on the current day) · zh җинтян (on the current day) · es el día de hoy (on the current day) · lv šodien (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · os абон (on the current day) · kg bubu (on the current day) · ceb karon (on the current day) · el σάμερον (on the current day) · fj nikua (on the current day) · tly ام روج (on the current day) · ka დღეს (on the current day) · my ယနေ့ (on the current day) · dz ད་རིས (on the current day) · poz-ter aghai naing (on the current day) · hi अद्य (on the current day) · my ယခုနေ့ (on the current day) · it oggi (on the current day) · tk bugün (on the current day) · oc uèi (on the current day) · ar الْيَوْمَ (on the current day) · et täna (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · th วันนี้ (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · tt бүген (on the current day) · lb haut (on the current day) · wbp jalangu (on the current day) · hy այսօր (on the current day) · egy mi-n:N5 (on the current day) · lg leero (on the current day) · hu napjainkban (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · hu manapság (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · jje 오널 (on the current day) · jv ꦢꦶꦤꦏꦶꦲꦼꦤ꧀ (on the current day) · jv ꦢꦶꦤꦏꦶꦪꦶ (on the current day) · mfe zordi (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · cho himak nitak (on the current day) · te నేడు (on the current day) · esu unuamek (on the current day) · yue 今日 (on the current day) · av жакъа (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ur آج (on the current day) · eu egun (on the current day) · hu ma (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · kek anaqwan (on the current day) · scn oggi (on the current day) · nds hüüt (on the current day) · chr ᎪᎯᎢᎦ (on the current day) · nb i dag (on the current day) · ckb ئەمرۆ (on the current day) · he כיום (on the current day) · mh rainin (on the current day) · tr günümüzde (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ti ሎሚ (on the current day) · sro oi (on the current day) · sl dánes (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ang on þissum dagum (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · lld incö (on the current day) · ar اليوم (on the current day) · vec ancùo (on the current day) · cs v dnešní době (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ovd i dag (on the current day) · es hoy día (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · da idag (on the current day) · es hoy día (on the current day) · nap ogge (on the current day) · la hodie (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · dtp baino (on the current day) · yi הײַנט (on the current day) · vi bữa nay (on the current day) · li huui (on the current day) · eo nuntempe (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · da i dag (on the current day) · dv މިއަދު (on the current day) · sh да̀нас (on the current day) · wa ouy (on the current day) · fr actuellement (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ar هاد الساعة (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · ru тепе́рь (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · cop ⲡⲟⲟⲩ (on the current day) · sh dandanas (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · mk денес (on the current day) · mww hnub no (on the current day) · dak aƞpetu de (on the current day) · li vandaag (on the current day) · luy luno (on the current day) · th ตอนนี้ (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · bg днес (on the current day) · am ዛሬ (on the current day) · xdq и́жал (on the current day) · sga indiu (on the current day) · tab гъи (on the current day) · ro astăzi (on the current day) · liv tämpõ (on the current day) · ml ഇന്ന് (on the current day) · ttt umuruz (on the current day) · da i dag (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · yua bejlaʼeʼ (on the current day) · mhn hait (on the current day) · tl ngayon (on the current day) · ik uvlupak (on the current day) · yi הײַנט (nowadays — see also nowadays, these days, currently) · grc σήμερον (on the current day) · rm oz (on the current day) · ain タント (on the current day) · tg имрӯз (on the current day) · hop taava (on the current day) · sm aso nei (on the current day)
From Middle English today, to-daie, todæig, from Old English tōdæġ, tō dæġe (“today”, literally “on [the/this] day, [this] day forward”), equivalent to to + day. Compare Saterland Frisian däälich (“today”), Dutch vandaag (“today”), Old Saxon hindag (“today”, literally “[this] day forward”), German Low German vandage, vandaag (“today”), Swedish i dag, idag (“today”).
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) The current day or date.
Today is the day we'll fix this once and for all.
We could've spent today at the seaside if it weren't gusty.
Yesterday, upon the stair / I met a man who wasn’t there / He wasn’t there again today / I wish, I wish he’d go away … 1899, Hughes Mearns, Antigonish:
(countable, informal, uncountable) The 24-hour period beginning at 5 or 6 a.m. or sunrise of the current day.
(countable, uncountable) The present era; nowadays.
This is the sporty jacket for today's modern man on the go.
The youth of today have never known what life is like without a cell phone.