morrow

CEFRC1

/ˈmɒɹəʊ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The following day, used mainly in formal or old language.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The next or following day.

Examples

  • We will resume our long journey on the morrow.

  • See you on the morrow!

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmɑɹoʊ/
  • /ˈmɒɹou/

Deep Dive

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In context

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:morrow.

  • […] he did her bidding but hardly touched food; after which he lay at full length on his bed all the night through in cogitation deep until morning morrowed.

Synonyms

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In old English poetry, the word blank is used to mean the next day.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English morwe, apocopic form of morwen, from Old English morgen, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz; compare Dutch morgen and German Morgen. Doublet of morgen and morn.