today
gb/tədˈeɪ/ us/tədˈeɪ/
A1
إنجليزي
~ 400
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A1
entity
1
The current day
The day that is happening now.
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] happens today
غلطة شائعة:
Some learners confuse 'today' with 'now'. 'Today' refers to the whole day, not just the current moment.
مرادفات
this day (A more formal or literary way of referring to the current day.)
أضداد
yesterday (Refers to the day before the current one.)
|
tomorrow (Refers to the day after the current one.)
تراكيب شائعة
today's news
|today's weather
|today's meeting
|events today
|today only
مواضيع
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- Today is my birthday.
- The store is closed today.
- I have a lot of work to do today.
- Today marks the start of a new season.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- Today is Monday.
- I am busy today.
- We go to school today.
- The sun is hot today.
adverb
A1
relation
2
On this day
Happening or done on this day.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] does [something] today
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes use 'today' where 'now' is meant, e.g., 'I am busy today' vs. 'I am busy now'.
مرادفات
nowadays (Refers to the present period in general, not just this specific day.)
أضداد
yesterday (Refers to actions or events on the previous day.)
تراكيب شائعة
happening today
|open today
|due today
|arriving today
مواضيع
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- I am meeting her today.
- We are leaving for vacation today.
- The package will arrive today.
- I feel much better today.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I eat pizza today.
- She works today.
- We play football today.
- He studies English today.
اسم
B1
entity
3
The present era
The time we live in now.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse this meaning with the literal calendar day sense; here it means 'modern times'.
مرادفات
the present (General term for the current time; not specific to a single day.)
أضداد
the past (A time before now.)
|
the future (A time after now.)
تراكيب شائعة
in today's world
|today's society
|problems of today
مواضيع
society
|history
|time
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- In today's world, technology changes quickly.
- Today's youth face many challenges.
- Fashion today is very different from the 1980s.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- In today's world, people use phones a lot.
- Today’s music is very popular.
- Today’s cars are fast.
القواعد
تعبيرات
as of today
1/ˈæz əv tədˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
Starting from this day onward
Beginning on this date and continuing into the future.
أمثلة
- As of today, masks are no longer required in public places.
- As of today, we have raised $10,000 for charity.
to this day
1/tə ðˈɪs dˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
Continuing until now
Still true from a past time up to now.
أمثلة
- To this day, no one knows what happened to the missing ship.
- He denies the accusations to this day.
in this day and age
1/ˈɪn ðˈɪs dˈeɪ ˈænd ˈeɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
in modern times now
In the present time, compared to the past.
أمثلة
- In this day and age, everyone uses smartphones.
- In this day and age, almost everyone has a smartphone.
- It's surprising that such things happen in this day and age.
- It's surprising in this day and age that some people still don't have internet access.