CARPE DIEM Meaning of CARPE DIEM in English [ ˌkα:peɪ'di:ɛm , 'dʌɪɛm ]■ exclamation make the most of the present time.OriginL., 'seize the day!', a quotation from Horace ( Odes I.xi). Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004