tomorrow

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Also spelled to-morrow

US /təˈmɑɹoʊ/ UK /təˈmɒɹəʊ/ See IPA manual

Freq #308

Meanings

1

adv
On the day after today.

I'll call you tomorrow morning.
2

noun
The day after today.

Tomorrow will be sunny.
3

noun
The future.

We hope all our tomorrows will bring happiness.

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morrow

Opposites

yesterday

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Forms tomorrows

Derived forms yesterday-today-and-tomorrowyesterday-today-tomorrow

Related forms nudiustertianovermorrowtodaytomorrowertomorrownesstonight yesterday

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.

tomorwe Middle English tō morgne Old English *murganaz Proto-Germanic *mergʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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# tomorrow

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** adv, noun
**IPA (US):** /təˈmɑɹoʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /təˈmɒɹəʊ/
**Frequency rank:** 308

## Meanings
1. On the day after today.
2. The day after today.
3. The future.

## Examples
- I'll call you tomorrow morning.
- Tomorrow will be sunny.
- We hope all our tomorrows will bring happiness.

## Synonyms
- morrow

## Antonyms
- yesterday

## Derived Forms
- yesterday-today-and-tomorrow
- yesterday-today-tomorrow

## Related Forms
- nudiustertian
- overmorrow
- today
- tomorrower
- tomorrowness
- tonight
- yesterday

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: tomorwe
- Root: tō morgne
- Root: *murganaz
- Root: *mergʰ-

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Tomorrow is 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. In present-day use, it can mean on the day after today, or the day after today. Derived formations include yesterday-today-and-tomorrow, yesterday-today-tomorrow.

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