Meaning & use

today

adverb·Everyday

On or during the present day.

See it in a sentence

Today is the deadline for submitting the grant application.

We finally finished painting the fence today after weeks of delay.

A note on using this word

Today functions as both an adverb of time and a noun referring to the present day or era, as in 'today's technology.'

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Another way to use it

2. noun

The present day, era, or time, as opposed to the past.

Today's technology would have seemed like pure magic a century ago.

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