night
- noun
- /naɪt/
- We sat around the campfire, sharing stories late into the night.
- Last night
- Late at night
- Middle of the night
We did it on a Sunday night in November.
- We did it on a Sunday night in November.
- From there got a night train to Malaga.
- Show the whole day, the whole night for the books.
- I don't know how legal what we did last night was.
- And we did that night after night after night.
- I think that night I went left, you know.
- Radio on at night in a quiet place.
- And I was out one night and there she was.
- And then I remember the first night we made love.
- But a lot of them walk at night down South.
- This is where it is the last fight of the night, first round knockout.
Examples
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Do you remember the night I found out my father died?
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Oh my God, last night was so much fun.
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We did it on a Sunday night in November.
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So last night was my first night all by myself.
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It's the end of the night and all is quiet.
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I think we're stuck here for the night with these guys.
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Last night, I was watching television.
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And we're here on a Sunday night recording this.
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A couple of nights later I went to the house.
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I usually have four of them at my heels, and at night they sleep beside me.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
The time after the sun goes down and before it comes up when it is dark outside
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Stop what you are doing for the evening, usually to go to bed or go home
- Informal
To spend a long time moving to music until very late at night
- Informal
Accept a belief or excuse that makes someone feel better, even if it is not true
Compounds
The night after a wedding when two people who just married spend their first night together
- NSFW
A sexual encounter that happens for only one night and does not continue
- Specialized
A sleep event, often in children, when a child wakes screaming in great fear and does not remember it
- Baby Talk
A friendly way to say good night to someone before sleep, often to children
- Offensive
Not reliable and likely to disappear quickly, often for dishonest reasons
A yearly UK event on November 5 when people light bonfires and watch fireworks to remember the Gunpowder Plot
A night around the longest day of the year when people celebrate with fires and dancing
- Literature
A night on April 30 in parts of Europe when people light bonfires and celebrate, often linked to witch stories
- NSFW
A short romantic or sexual meeting that lasts part of one night without starting a relationship
An annual British event on November 5 where people light fireworks and burn effigies
A small bush that stays green all year with sweet white flowers that smell at night
A small evergreen bush with white or yellow flowers that smell sweet at night
A cactus with large, fragrant flowers that open at night and wilt by morning
- Specialized
A fishing line with bait on hooks that people leave in the water overnight to catch fish
The night before Midsummer Day that people in some countries celebrate with bonfires and songs
- Specialized
A night-active wading bird with a yellow crown found in North America
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Night comes from Old English niht, a very old word for the dark hours when the sun is gone. So night means the time of 'darkness' between sunset and sunrise.