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noun. car· pe di· em ˈkär-pe-ˈdē-ˌem. -ˈdī-, -əm. : the enjoyment of the pleasures of the moment without concern for the future. The multimillionaire said that he owed his success in life to his belief in carpe diem. Did you know? The Origin of Carpe Diem.
carpe diem, phrase used by the Roman poet Horace to express the idea that one should enjoy life while one can. Carpe diem is part of Horace’s injunction “carpe diem quam minimum credula postero,” which appears in his Odes (I.11), published in 23 bce. It can be translated literally as “pluck the day, trusting as little as possible in the next one.”
Carpe diem is a Latin aphorism, usually translated "seize the day", taken from book 1 of the Roman poet Horace 's work Odes (23 BC). [1] Translation. Carpe is the second-person singular present active imperative of carpō "pick or pluck" used by Horace to mean "enjoy, seize, use, make use of". [2] . Diem is the accusative of dies "day".
Latin. seize the day; enjoy the present, as opposed to placing all hope in the future. carpe diem. / ˈkɑːpɪ ˈdiːɛm / (no translation) enjoy the pleasures of the moment, without concern for the future. Carpe diem. Latin for “Seize the day”: take full advantage of present opportunities.
a Latin expression meaning " seize the day ", used for saying that people should enjoy the present rather than worrying about the future: I may as well have dessert - carpe diem, right? the carpe diem spirit that prevails during wartime. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Foreign words & phrases used in English. acciaccatura. adieu.
May 17, 2017 · First coined by the Roman poet Horace more than 2,000 years ago, carpe diem – or ‘seize the day’ – is “one of the oldest philosophical mottos in Western history”, says Krznaric, who has written...
