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# today

adverb, noun

«today» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Today is this day, the day that is now. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/today/#m1)
2. Today can also mean the present time, these days: «Children today use tablets». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/today/#m2)

### 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

- Today's lesson: Sharing equally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/today/#x1)
- Today Mia picked 8 apples; yesterday she picked 5. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/today/#x2)
- How many pages did Anna read today? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/today/#x3)
- What is the weather like today? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/today/#x4)
- Today is my sister's birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/today/#x5)
- Many people today have a phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/today/#x6)
- We have no homework today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/today/#x7)
- It is colder today than it was yesterday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/today/#x8)

### 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 Jewish tradition

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/today/#x1)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/today/#x2)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/today/#x3)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/today/#x4)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «today» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/today/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«today» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/today.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «today» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/today/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«today» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/today.html) on Mova free.