tomorrow
See also: to-morrow
English
Alternative forms
- to-morrow (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English tomorwe, tomorwen, from Old English tōmorgen, tō morgenne, tōmergen (“tomorrow”, adverb), from tō (“at, on”) + morgene, mergen (dative of morgen (“morning”)), from Proto-Germanic *murganaz (“morning”), perhaps, from Proto-Indo-European *mergʰ- (“to blink, to twinkle”), equivalent to to- + morrow.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /təˈmɒɹəʊ/
- (Boston) IPA(key): /təˈmɒɹoʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /təˈmɑɹoʊ/
- (NYC, Philadelphia) IPA(key): /təˈmɑɹə/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /təˈmɔɹoʊ/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɒɹəʊ
Adverb
tomorrow (not comparable)
- On the day after the present day.
- At some point in the future; later on
- If you don't get your life on track today, you're going to be very sorry tomorrow.
Antonyms
Translations
on the day after the present day
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Derived terms
Terms derived from tomorrow (noun)
Translations
the day after the present day
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Middle English
References
- “tomorwe, (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 13 April 2018.
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