good night
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1.0
- idiom
:
buenas noches
- So she simply said good night and went into the house.
- good night, ladies
It's almost like, thank you, good night, no refund.
- It's almost like, thank you, good night, no refund.
- Anyways, good night y'all, I hope you guys have a great sleep.
- So thank you for being with us for day one and good night.
- Thank you to you both and and good night to all.
- It means a lot to me and good night everyone.
- And until then, nighty night, good night.
Examples
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Then you can go down and say good night to your parents.
Fiction book (1990) -
Anyways, good night y'all, I hope you guys have a great sleep.
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Anyway, on that note, good night and thanks for watching.
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So with that, good night and see you next week.
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So on that note, good night and thank you very much.
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Well, thank you everyone and good night for real this time.
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I went very like, I think we're going to bid you guys good night for today.
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All right, that's it, Peace out and good night, everyone.
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"Yes, and your seven-year-old girl has just padded in to say good night," Michelle filled in.
Fiction book (1990) -
I hope you have a good night and sleep well.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Words people say when they leave each other
199
1.9
A speech or action that says goodbye and wishes someone well
50
4.4
Words or actions people use when they leave each other
15
6.3
Wish someone a nice day or a good time as a friendly goodbye
14
3.4
To wish someone a good night's sleep
9
1.0
To wish someone a good night before they go to sleep
3
8.1
A friendly way to say good night to someone before sleep, often to children
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6.0
A friendly short phrase to say to someone before they go to sleep
2
9.1
The time when a child goes to bed to sleep
A casual way to say goodbye at the end of the day
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'good night' is directly compositional: 'good' modifies 'night' to express a wish for a pleasant night, which naturally yields a farewell/goodwish meaning for bedtime. This pattern is frequent across languages (e.g. buenas noches, bonne nuit) and follows a standard adjective+noun wishing construction, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Good night may come from an old spoken wish, 'God give you a good night.' People said this to someone before sleep to wish them a peaceful night, and so the short phrase became a quick 'goodbye' or a way to tell someone 'have a nice night'.