# morrow

/ˈmɑɹoʊ/ (US) · /mˈɒɹəʊ/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/morrow
Updated: 2026-08-15

## Senses

### 1. the next day

noun · CEFR C2 · Archaic · Literary

the next day or the following day.

For teachers: 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.

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.

### 2. morning

noun · CEFR C2 · Archaic · Literary

the early part of the day.

For teachers: 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.

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

## Examples

- We shall meet again on the morrow.
- The soldiers rested by the fire, knowing they would face a difficult journey on the morrow.
- The poet speaks of a brighter morrow, using the coming dawn as a metaphor for the hope of political reform and social justice.

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