tomorrow

/tə'mɔrou/ Cách viết khác : (to-morrow) /tə'mɔrou/

Thân thiện

We will meet tomorrow to discuss the project.

Definition

1. Adverb:

   • On the day after today: Refers to the specific 24-hour period immediately following the current day.
   • In the near future: Refers to a time that is soon to come, not necessarily the literal next day.

2. Noun:

   • The day after today: The specific 24-hour period that follows the present day.
   • The near future: A time that is close at hand, often viewed with hope or expectation.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:

  • The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow. (Refers to the day after today.)
  • We will know the results tomorrow. (Refers to a specific point in the immediate future.)

• Noun:

  • Tomorrow is a holiday. (Refers to the specific calendar day after today.)
  • We are planning for a better tomorrow. (Refers to the future in general.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tomorrow morning/afternoon/evening": Specifies a part of the day after today.

  • I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon.

• "Tomorrow week" (chiefly British): Refers to a day that is one week from tomorrow.

  • The event is tomorrow week. (i.e., eight days from today)

• "Like there's no tomorrow": To do something with great urgency, energy, or without thought for the future.

  • He spent money like there's no tomorrow.

Variants and Related Words

• Tomorrow's (possessive form): Belonging to or associated with tomorrow.

  • Tomorrow's weather forecast looks good.

• Morrow (noun, archaic/poetic): Morning, or the next day.

  • "We'll meet again on the morrow."

Synonyms

• The next day: The day following a specified day.
• The future: Time that is yet to come.
• The morrow (literary): The next day.

Related Phrases

• Put off until tomorrow: To delay or procrastinate.

  • Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

• Tomorrow is another day: An expression of hope, suggesting a chance to start fresh or that things may improve.

  • I didn't finish the project, but tomorrow is another day.

Idioms

• Jam tomorrow: A promised but often unrealized future reward or benefit.

  • The politicians offered only jam tomorrow, with no real solutions for today.

• Tomorrow never comes: A saying meaning that if you keep delaying something, it will never get done.

  • You keep saying you'll start your diet tomorrow, but remember, tomorrow never comes.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. the next day, the day after, following the present day

Noun

1. the near future
   • tomorrow's world
   • everyone hopes for a better tomorrow
2. the day after today
   • what are our tasks for tomorrow?