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carpe the diem

carpe the diem verb: to seize the day.

Verb

carpe the diem (third-person singular simple present carpes the diem, present participle carpeing the diem, simple past and past participle carped the diem)

  1. (humorous) To seize the day.

Forms of carpe the diem

third-person singular presentcarpes the diem
present participlecarpeing the diem
past participlecarped the diem
pastcarped the diem

Origin of carpe the diem

See carpe diem.

Questions about carpe the diem

What does carpe the diem mean?
Carpe the diem means to seize the day.
What part of speech is carpe the diem?
Carpe the diem is a verb.
What is the past tense of carpe the diem?
The past tense of carpe the diem is carped the diem.

Words near carpe the diem in the dictionary

  1. Carpatho-Ukraine
  2. Carpathos
  3. Carpatin
  4. Carpatins
  5. carpe diem
  6. carpe the diem
  7. carpectomies
  8. carpectomy
  9. carped
  10. carped the diem
  11. carpeing the diem

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