tomorrow
part of speech
adverb, noun (tomorrow)
meaning for a pupil
1) Tomorrow is the day after today. tree →
2) Tomorrow can also mean the future: the world of tomorrow. tree →
sense in the lessons
Maths: the next day of the story; amounts planned for the next day; ordering events (yesterday, today, tomorrow); if today is Friday, tomorrow is Saturday. Everyday: see you tomorrow, tomorrow morning, the day after tomorrow.
examples
- And the LORD appointed a set time, saying: 'Tomorrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.' (Torah EXO.9.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell in the Vale; tomorrow turn ye, and get you into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.' (Torah NUM.14.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now. (Torah EXO.9.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine — 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall die!' (Prophets ISA.22.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Tomorrow she will read 20 more pages. tree →
- He sold 10 today and will sell 15 tomorrow. tree →
- How many will be left after tomorrow? tree →
- Tomorrow is Saturday. tree →
- See you tomorrow! tree →
- The day after tomorrow is my birthday. tree →
- Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today. tree →
- Tomorrow morning we leave for camp. tree →
- “Tomorrow your wish will come true.” tree →
note
Spelling: one m, double r. A time word; it orders the events. A plan for tomorrow often adds to today's amount. Trap: «the day after tomorrow» is 2 days from today.
In the corpora
- And the LORD appointed a set time, saying: 'Tomorrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.'
- Time words such as yesterday, now and tomorrow must agree with the tense of the verb.
- Buying time with lies («I'll bring the note tomorrow») makes the trouble bigger every day.
- Goodbyes tell you when you will meet again: à demain is tomorrow, à bientôt is soon, à plus is later.
- The future continuous is "will be" plus an -ing verb: "I will be swimming at 3 o'clock tomorrow".
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «tomorrow» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.