Morrow Meaning
/ˈmɒɹəʊ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe next or following day.
nounMorning.
Sentence Examples
See you on the morrow!
We will resume our long journey on the morrow.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In old English poetry, the word '____' is used to mean the next day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Wait until the ____, and we shall see if the heavy rain has finally stopped and we can go out to the garden.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Two men were walking in the street; one said to the other: “Upon the morrow I will sup with thee.” And the Pestilence grinned a grin that none beheld, baring his dripping teeth, and crept away to see whether upon the morrow those men should sup together."
— 1906, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], Time and the Gods, London: William Heineman, →OCLC, page 27:
"The balance of the day and evening was filled with preparation for a great hunt—spears were overhauled, quivers were replenished, bows were restrung; and all the while the village witch doctor passed through the busy throngs disposing of various charms and amulets designed to protect the possessor from hurt, or bring him good fortune in the morrow’s hunt."
— 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 130:
"[…] 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."
— 1885, Sir Richard Burton, Aladdin and the Magic Lamp:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In old English poetry, the word '____' is used to mean the next day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Wait until the ____, and we shall see if the heavy rain has finally stopped and we can go out to the garden.