today
gb/tədˈeɪ/ us/tədˈeɪ/
A1
الإنجليزية
~ 400
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A1
entity
1
The current day
The day that is happening now.
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] happens today
خطأ شائع:
Some learners confuse 'today' with 'now'. 'Today' refers to the whole day, not just the current moment.
المرادفات
this day (A more formal or literary way of referring to the current day.)
الأضداد
yesterday (Refers to the day before the current one.)
|
tomorrow (Refers to the day after the current one.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
today's news
|today's weather
|today's meeting
|events today
|today only
الموضوعات
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 للمتعلّمين
- 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
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes use 'today' where 'now' is meant, e.g., 'I am busy today' vs. 'I am busy now'.
المرادفات
nowadays (Refers to the present period in general, not just this specific day.)
الأضداد
yesterday (Refers to actions or events on the previous day.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
happening today
|open today
|due today
|arriving today
الموضوعات
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 للمتعلّمين
- 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.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse this meaning with the literal calendar day sense; here it means 'modern times'.
المرادفات
the present (General term for the current time; not specific to a single day.)
الأضداد
the past (A time before now.)
|
the future (A time after now.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
in today's world
|today's society
|problems of today
الموضوعات
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 للمتعلّمين
- In today's world, people use phones a lot.
- Today’s music is very popular.
- Today’s cars are fast.
القواعد
التعبيرات
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.