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Tomorrow

//təˈmɒɹəʊ// adv, noun

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    On the day after the present day. not-comparable

    "He has vamp'd an old speech, and the court to their sorrow, / Shall hear him harangue against Prior to morrow."

  2. 2
    At some point in the future; later on not-comparable

    "If you don’t get your life on track today, you’re going to be very sorry tomorrow."

  3. 3
    On next (period of time other than a day, such as a week or a month), following the present (period of time). not-comparable, obsolete, possibly

    "Resolved, &c. That the House be Called over again on Tomorrow Month, being the Six-and-twentieth Day of April next."

  4. 4
    On the next day (following some date in the past). not-comparable, obsolete

    "To prevent this, a committee for peace was proposed for to-morrow, who heard the ministers and Mr. Anderson upon the heads of the affair, but in vain; when their complaint was given in in Synod, and referred to the next Synod […]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    the next day, the day after, following the present day wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The day after the present day. uncountable

    "Tomorrow will be sunny."

  2. 2
    the day after today wordnet
  3. 3
    A future period or time. countable, uncountable

    "It’s 1965 and we certainly welcome this new year with hopes that all of our tomorrows will bring happiness."

  4. 4
    the near future wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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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