Dutch English Dictionary

Nederlands, Vlaams - English

heden in English:

1. present


I'm present.
Falling rocks present a danger to climbers.
A few years ago, on Mother's Day, I gave my stepmother a locket as a present.
Plenty of opportunities will present themselves, if only you are awake to them.
At present he lives by himself and the rest of the world means nothing to him.
The old lady made her a present of it and insisted she should have it.
Even if you know the truth, you had better pretend otherwise at present.
The most severe problem at present is that of over-population.
The present housing policy is likely to come up against considerable opposition.
First, we will present a petition to the mayor and collect signatures.
Our present house is too small, so we decided to move.
When he returned, he brought a baseball cap and gave it as a present to his friend.
A present is usually given in return for one's hospitality.
At present, we have 1,600 students at our school.
In my opinion, we should pay more attention to the present state of affairs.

English word "heden"(present) occurs in sets:

Engels, h5, s4

2. today


Today is Sunday.
Today our artificial satellites are revolving around the earth.
Your letter reached me only today, having been delayed by the heavy snow.
Germany of today is not what it was ten years ago.
What does what happened last night have to do with what's happening today?
I'll pay you back a week from today, that is, on July 21.
In general, young people today are not interested in politics.
I usually take a shower after I play tennis, but today I couldn't.
At the end of the class, the teacher said, "That's enough for today."
The Japanese Parliament today officially elected Ryoutarou Hashimoto as the country's 52nd prime minister.
Good morning. You're a bit late today, aren't you? "Yes, I ran into a bit of trouble."
Our first lesson today is English.
To many people today, "competitive" is a bad word.
I'm a regular at a restaurant in this neighborhood. Let's have lunch there today.
The Cabinet is meeting today to discuss the crisis.

3. present day