Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used as an admonition to seize the pleasures of the moment without concern for the future.
- noun Such an admonition.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Enjoy the present day; take advantage of, or make the most of, the present: a maxim of the Epicureans.
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- phrase
Seize the day , make the most of today, enjoy the present.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin : carpe, seize + diem, day.]
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From Latin carpe diem ("seize the day").
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Examples
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sionnach commented on the word carpe diem
gripe of the day.
March 16, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word carpe diem
Will someone please do the Latin declinations required for this phrase that would result in the meaning "carp of the day", for those of us who might visit linguistically challenged oriental and other ethnic restaurants and want to order from their specials menu?
January 7, 2009
sarra commented on the word carpe diem
Carpa diei? (possible nominative of carpa, which is given in OED as "late Latin" for carp; genitive of dies)
January 7, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word carpe diem
There you go, a Latin phrase for "carp of the day" for ordering fish from a foreign restaurant.
January 7, 2009