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Word

morrow

Phoneticsmor·row

US/ˈmɑɹoʊ/

UK/mˈɒɹəʊ/

Definitions

01the next day

C2

n. the next day or the following day.

n. the day following the present or a specified day.

“They parted at the gate, promising to meet again on the morrow.”

“The weary soldiers rested by the fire, knowing that the morrow would bring the most decisive battle of the campaign.”

Archaic · Literary

Usage

Usually preceded by 'the' and often used in the phrase 'on the morrow'.

Teaching tip

This word is not used in modern conversation or standard business writing; students should recognize it in literature but use 'tomorrow' instead.

Synonyms

tomorrowfollowing day

Antonyms

02morning

C2

n. the early part of the day.

n. the morning time; the period between dawn and noon.

“The birds began their song at the first light of the morrow.”

“He woke to a cold morrow, with frost covering the fields as far as the eye could see.”

Archaic · Literary

Teaching tip

In this sense, the word is almost entirely replaced by 'morning' or the poetic 'morn' in modern contexts.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Word family

morrowNountomorrowAdverb

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Level
C2 · Proficiency
Frequency
Frequent
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