English noun: today | |||
1. | today (time) the present time or age | ||
Samples | The world of today. Today we have computers. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | nowadays, present | ||
2. | today (time) the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow) | ||
Samples | Today is beautiful. Did you see today's newspaper?. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | 24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours | ||
English adverb: today | |||
1. | today in these times | ||
Samples | It is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished. We now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets. Today almost every home has television. | ||
Synonyms | now, nowadays | ||
2. | today on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow | ||
Samples | I can't meet with you today. | ||