today
part of speech
adverb, noun
meaning for a pupil
1) Today is this day, the day that is now. tree →
2) Today can also mean the present time, these days: «Children today use tablets». tree →
sense in the lessons
the day's lesson; the day of the story; amounts for today and yesterday are kept apart unless the question joins them; phrases: «today's lesson», «until today», «a week from today»
examples
- And the officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, saying: 'Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your appointed task in making brick both yesterday and today as heretofore?' (Torah EXO.5.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- The letter Resh is not among them, even though it appears in the SY with the letters known commonly today by the acronym Begad-Kefat. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
- And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel: 'Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD today.' (Prophets 1KI.22.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he said: Wherefore wilt thou go to him today? it is neither new moon nor sabbath.' And she said: 'It shall be well.' (Prophets 2KI.4.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- Today's lesson: Sharing equally. tree →
- Today Mia picked 8 apples; yesterday she picked 5. tree →
- How many pages did Anna read today? tree →
- What is the weather like today? tree →
- Today is my sister's birthday. tree →
- Many people today have a phone. tree →
- We have no homework today. tree →
- It is colder today than it was yesterday. tree →
note
No plural. «today's» shows belonging: today's news. Carries no operation clue; amounts for different days are kept apart unless the question asks for them together. Yesterday is the day before, tomorrow the day after.
In the corpora
- And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel: 'Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD today.'
- And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel: 'Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD today.'
- A pill box with the days of the week helps someone see whether today's tablets have been taken and avoid a double dose.
- "I'm being good today" about food is just a phrase; eating a biscuit does not make anyone bad.
- It shows the worst moments, because what is new and unusual today is what makes the news.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «today» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.