every night
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- adverb
:
todas las noches
- And the crowd changed almost every night; there were very few regulars.
- almost every night
- nearly every night
- go to bed every night
Billion people who go to bed every night with their hungry stomach.
- Billion people who go to bed every night with their hungry stomach.
- Do you lock the door every night at home?
- Yes, go to bed same time every night, no exceptions.
- You say that she's drunk almost every night and then passes out.
- I went through it every night after work.
- I was partying every night, never got COVID.
- Titanic came out every night in my dreams.
- I think all of you know that every night you sleep, you dream.
- Try not to do that every night, but it's pretty hard not to.
- But he would disappear, like, every night and with the laptop.
- And because you have to rehearse every night for a few hours a night.
- Every night I lie, Every night I lie away.
- I get in bed every night and I I Nestle in.
Examples
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I talked to my mother on the phone every night and planned my summer.
Academic text (2008) -
I used to go out almost every night.
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Do you lock the door every night at home?
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I went through it every night after work.
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I think all of you know that every night you sleep, you dream.
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Try not to do that every night, but it's pretty hard not to.
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You could have a whole life for yourself every night that nobody else knew about.
Fiction book (1991) -
Yes, go to bed same time every night, no exceptions.
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There's a shift change every night at 1:00 a.m.
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I always read a book before going to sleep every night.
Synonyms
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Happening every night
Every night for a long time
How Often
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'on each night' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'every' (each) with 'night' (the nightly interval), forming a straightforward determinative phrase used adverbially. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows basic English grammar, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Every night gives a simple picture: every means 'each' and night means the end of the day, so think of a lamp you switch on at the same time every night. That's why every night means 'on each night'.