todayPronunciation: /təˈdeɪ/Translate today | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of today adverb on or in the course of this present day:she’s thirty today he will appear in court today at the present period of time; nowadays:millions of people in Britain today cannot afford adequate housing noun this present day:today is a rest day today’s match against United the present period of time:the powerful computers of today today’s societyPhrases today week British a week from today. Origin: Old English tō dæg 'on (this) day'. Compare with tomorrow and tonighttoday in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of today in the US English dictionary