seize the day

Meaning

Verb

• To enjoy the present and not worry about the future; to live for the moment.
• To make the most of today by achieving fulfillment in a philosophical or spiritual sense.
• To attack the day's efforts with vigor and purpose.

Related

Similar words

• carpe diem, gather rosebuds

Origin

• , originally meaning "enjoy the day", literally "pluck (or harvest) the day", from a poem by the ancient poet Horace. In Latin, it was common to use carpo metaphorically to express enjoying a period of time. The use of seize is a traditional mistranslation originating from a confusion with cape, singular imperative of capio.