today
gb/tədˈeɪ/ us/tədˈeɪ/
A1
Anglais
~ 400
Sens
0 sens
Nom
A1
entity
1
The current day
The day that is happening now.
Schéma d’usage :
[something] happens today
Erreur fréquente :
Some learners confuse 'today' with 'now'. 'Today' refers to the whole day, not just the current moment.
Synonymes
this day (A more formal or literary way of referring to the current day.)
Antonymes
yesterday (Refers to the day before the current one.)
|
tomorrow (Refers to the day after the current one.)
Collocations
today's news
|today's weather
|today's meeting
|events today
|today only
Thèmes
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- 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.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] does [something] today
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes use 'today' where 'now' is meant, e.g., 'I am busy today' vs. 'I am busy now'.
Synonymes
nowadays (Refers to the present period in general, not just this specific day.)
Antonymes
yesterday (Refers to actions or events on the previous day.)
Collocations
happening today
|open today
|due today
|arriving today
Thèmes
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- I am meeting her today.
- We are leaving for vacation today.
- The package will arrive today.
- I feel much better today.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I eat pizza today.
- She works today.
- We play football today.
- He studies English today.
Nom
B1
entity
3
The present era
The time we live in now.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse this meaning with the literal calendar day sense; here it means 'modern times'.
Synonymes
the present (General term for the current time; not specific to a single day.)
Antonymes
the past (A time before now.)
|
the future (A time after now.)
Collocations
in today's world
|today's society
|problems of today
Thèmes
society
|history
|time
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- In today's world, technology changes quickly.
- Today's youth face many challenges.
- Fashion today is very different from the 1980s.
Exemples pédagogiques
- In today's world, people use phones a lot.
- Today’s music is very popular.
- Today’s cars are fast.
Grammaire
Expressions
as of today
1/ˈæz əv tədˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
Starting from this day onward
Beginning on this date and continuing into the future.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- 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.