Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - today

~1 adv 1 on the day that is happening now  (I couldn't go shopping yesterday so I'll have to go today. | Ed has his music lesson today. | today week/a week today BrE (=one week from today))  (We're going on holiday today week.) 2 at the present time  (Students today seem to know very little about geography.) ~2 n 1 the day that is happening now  (Today is my birthday! | Have you read today's paper yet?) 2 the present period of time  (Today's computers are becoming much smaller and lighter. | The children of today have more choices than their parents.)