tomorrow

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Also spelled to-morrow

US /ðəˈmɒɹæ/ UK /təˈmɒɹəʊ/
noun adv Freq #308

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    On the day after today.

    I'll call you tomorrow morning.

  2. 2
    noun

    The day after today.

    Tomorrow will be sunny.

  3. 3
    noun

    The future.

    We hope all our tomorrows will bring happiness.

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Forms tomorrows
Derived forms yesterday-today-and-tomorrowyesterday-today-tomorrow
Related forms nudiustertianovermorrowtodaytomorrowertomorrownesstonightyesterday

Etymology

From Middle English tomorwe, tomorwen, from Old English tō morgne (“tomorrow”, adverb), from tō (“at, on”) + morgne (dative of morgen (“morning”)), from Proto-Germanic *murganaz (“morning”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *mergʰ- (“to blink, to twinkle”), equivalent to to- + morrow. Compare French demain, Dutch morgen, German morgen, Swedish imorgon or Danish i morgen.

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