"carpe the diem" meaning in English

See carpe the diem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: carpes the diem [present, singular, third-person], carpeing the diem [participle, present], carped the diem [participle, past], carped the diem [past]
Etymology: See carpe diem. Etymology templates: {{m|en|carpe diem}} carpe diem Head templates: {{en-verb|carpe<,~ing,> the diem}} 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 Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-carpe_the_diem-en-verb-epYjYwoV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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