I. to ‧ day 1 S1 W1 /təˈdeɪ/ BrE AmE adverb
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: todæge , todæg , from to 'to, at' + dæg 'day' ]
1 . on the day that is happening now ⇨ yesterday , tomorrow :
I couldn’t go shopping yesterday so I’ll have to go today.
Ed has his music lesson today.
a week from today (also today week/a week today )British English :
We’re going on holiday today week.
2 . at the present time:
Students today seem to know very little about geography.
II. today 2 BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
1 . the day that is happening now ⇨ yesterday , tomorrow :
Today is my birthday!
Have you seen today’s paper?
2 . the present period of time:
Today’s computers are becoming much smaller and lighter.
young people of today