night
- noun
- /naɪt/
- We didn't sleep great last night, did you?
- a night of sleep
- spend the night
- in bed every night
I turned my phone off for the night and went to bed.
- I turned my phone off for the night and went to bed.
- I can't sleep without you anymore at night time.
- But I didn't sleep really for three nights, three nights.
- Except when I sleep at night or can't sleep at night.
- I've never had a baby sleep through the night so quickly before.
- Fun fact, more spends the night sleeping with Helion.
- Came back, spent a couple nights together hanging out.
Examples
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You slept through the night.
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I turned my phone off for the night and went to bed.
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I used this one last night and loved it.
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I can either have a great night or a great next day.
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So I went upstairs to bed that night, and I thought about it.
Academic text (2017) -
All I need is a decent night's sleep.
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Some students spent their first nights of boarding tossing and turning, crying, or missing their family.
Academic text (2011) -
Have a great night.
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I turned my phone off for the night and went to bed.
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I used this one last night and loved it.
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
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Night originally named the dark hours when people rest, so it also means the time you sleep between going to bed and waking in the morning.