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What does seize the day mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word seize the day? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To enjoy the present and not worry about the future; to live for the moment.
  2. (idiomatic) To make the most of today by achieving fulfillment in a philosophical or spiritual sense.
  3. (idiomatic) To attack the day's efforts with vigor and purpose.
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To seize the day could be construed as a stoic, moral or hedonistic call, though not usually a sentimental one.
We seize the day to thank again the directors of the videos and the participants of the sessions.
They will seize the day and the Afghani people and the world will be better for it.
He will be forever marked by his failure to seize the day, consigned to history as a vacillator.
Together we must seize the day and deliver.
They, and the President who leads them, are determined to seize the day.

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