carpe diem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb

Enjoy the present, make the most of today, (common mistranslation) seize the day.

/ˌkɑː.piː ˈdaɪ.ɛm/ /ˌkɑː.peɪ ˈdiː.əm/ /ˌkɑɹ.pi ˈdaɪ.ɛm/ /ˌkɑɹ.peɪ ˈdi.əm/ En-us-carpe diem.ogg en-au-carpe diem.ogg

carpe diem carpe the diem

Learned borrowing from Latin carpe diem (“enjoy the day”, literally “pluck (or harvest) the day”).

gather rosebuds take the cash and let the credit go

opportunity seldom knocks twice take the bull by the horns the world is one's oyster YOLO

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