Definition of carpe diem in English:
carpe diem
exclamation
Used to urge someone to make the most of the present time and give little thought to the future.
‘He's promising to teach his audiences Latin this year - carpe diem!’- ‘He was right, that was the way to proceed, carpe diem, ‘seize the day,’ ‘make hay while the sun shines.'’
- ‘After all, it's another way of saying carpe diem; what Thoreau meant by ‘sucking out all the marrow of life,’ although that image isn't quite as appetizing.’
- ‘Mr. Keating repeated the first line of the poem, ‘Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,’ and then explained that the Latin term for that sentiment was carpe diem.’
- ‘So, I say - carpe diem, seize the moment, use a peace conference to create the needed momentum toward a stable, guaranteed two-state solution.’
- ‘A more philosophical reading of the project is to encourage people to seize the moment, carpe diem.’
Pronunciation
Origin
Latin, ‘seize the day!’, a quotation from Horace (OdesI.xi).
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