tomorrow
gb/təmˈɑɹoʊ/ us/təmˈɑɹoʊ/
A1
English
~ 1100
holnap, jövő
NOUN
A1
1
holnap
A1
Usage pattern:
[something] happens tomorrow
We have a meeting scheduled for tomorrow.
Holnapra van kitűzve egy megbeszélésünk.
Tomorrow will be warmer than today.
Holnap melegebb lesz, mint ma.
She is leaving for Paris tomorrow.
The project deadline is tomorrow.
I can't meet you today, but how about tomorrow?
Learner examples
I will call you tomorrow.
Holnap felhívlak.
Tomorrow is my birthday.
Holnap van a születésnapom.
We go to the park tomorrow.
She will come tomorrow.
He starts work tomorrow.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tomorrow' with 'morning'. 'Tomorrow' means the whole next day, not just the morning.
Meaning
the next day after today
Collocations
by tomorrow
|tomorrow morning
|tomorrow afternoon
|tomorrow night
|see you tomorrow
Synonyms
the next day (More formal or narrative way to refer to the day after today.)
Antonyms
yesterday (Refers to the day before today, the opposite in time.)
Themes
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
The day after today.
The day that comes immediately after the present day.
A1
2
holnap
A1
Usage pattern:
do [something] tomorrow
I will finish the report tomorrow.
Holnap befejezem a jelentést.
They are flying to Rome tomorrow.
Holnap Rómába repülnek.
Let's talk about it tomorrow.
The concert takes place tomorrow.
Tomorrow, we start a new chapter.
Learner examples
I will see you tomorrow.
Holnap találkozunk.
She comes back tomorrow.
Holnap visszajön.
We eat dinner together tomorrow.
They play football tomorrow.
I start school tomorrow.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes place 'tomorrow' incorrectly in a sentence; in English, it usually goes at the end or beginning of a sentence.
Meaning
on the next day after today
Collocations
arrive tomorrow
|start tomorrow
|leave tomorrow
|happen tomorrow
Synonyms
the next day (Used in reported speech or narrative; can be more formal.)
Antonyms
yesterday (Means on the day before today, opposite time direction.)
Themes
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Happening on the day after today.
On or during the day immediately following today.
NOUN
B2
LITERARY
3
jövő
A2
They dreamed of a better tomorrow.
Egy jobb jövőről álmodtak.
Tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.
A jövő azoké, akik már ma felkészülnek rá.
We must think about the challenges of tomorrow.
His speech was full of hope for tomorrow.
Learner examples
We work for a better tomorrow.
Egy jobb jövőért dolgozunk.
Tomorrow will be different if we change now.
Más lesz a jövő, ha most változtatunk.
She is worried about tomorrow.
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse this figurative meaning with the literal 'day after today' sense; context usually makes it clear.
Meaning
the future time ahead
Collocations
hope for tomorrow
|face tomorrow
|build for tomorrow
Synonyms
future (General term for all time ahead, not limited to one day.)
Antonyms
past (Refers to all time before now, opposite of future.)
Themes
time
|literature
|core_vocabulary
Definition
The future time, not only the next day.
The time that lies ahead in the future, often used in a poetic or figurative sense.
Grammar
Dictionary form
tomorrow
IPA
GB/təmˈɑɹoʊ/
US/təmˈɑɹoʊ/
Syllables & stress
to - mor - row (3 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (mor)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: tomorrow
- Plural: tomorrow, tomorrows
Word family
Expressions
from now until tomorrow
1/fɹˈʌm nˈaʊ ʌntˈɪl təmˈɑɹoʊ/
fixed phrase
from present until next day
From this moment until the day after today.
Examples
- The shop will be closed from now until tomorrow.
- You have from now until tomorrow to finish the work.
see you tomorrow
1/sˈi jˈu təmˈɑɹoʊ/
fixed phrase
goodbye until next day
A way to say goodbye when you will meet someone the next day.
Examples
- Thanks for your help. See you tomorrow!
- Goodnight, see you tomorrow at school.
tomorrow never comes
1/təmˈɑɹoʊ nˈɛvɚ kˈʌmz/
idiom
literary
the future is always out of reach
An idea that if you keep waiting for a perfect time in the future, it will never happen because the future keeps moving forward.
Examples
- He keeps saying he'll start exercising, but tomorrow never comes.
- They promised to fix it soon, but tomorrow never comes.
until tomorrow
1/ʌntˈɪl təmˈɑɹoʊ/
fixed phrase
until the day after today
Up to or before the next day after today.
Examples
- You can keep the book until tomorrow.
- The sale lasts until tomorrow.