nightfall
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈnaɪtˌfɔl/
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anochecer
- As nightfall approached, the forest became quiet and still.
But you know, I'm by this by nightfall, I'm over it.
- But you know, I'm by this by nightfall, I'm over it.
- She's a doctor about an hour before nightfall.
Examples
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No orders came until just before nightfall, when we were told to move on again.
Academic text (1990) -
I remained on site until nightfall.
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But it was nightfall before they would tell their version of my story.
Academic text (1993) -
We'll make it before nightfall.
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We'll stop for water and push for the mountain pass by nightfall.
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We'll never make it by nightfall.
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Bring her here by nightfall.
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I walk into the woods at nightfall, down a path I have not taken before.
Academic text (1994) -
I'll come and check on you before nightfall, make sure you're okay.
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One can leave home in the morning for a day's outing and return home by nightfall.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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1.0
The time just after the sun goes down before it is fully dark
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2.4
Soft light in the sky just before sunrise or after sunset
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9.9
The soft light after sunset before it becomes dark
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3.5
The time after the sun goes down when the sky is partly light
The time after sunset when it is partly dark
The time after sunset when the sky is not dark yet
Dim light in the sky just after sunset
The time just after sunset when the sky gets dark
The time just before it becomes dark
Antonyms
Idioms
How Visible
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2.7
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2.5
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1.0
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2.1
- Informal
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5.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nightfall combines night ('the dark part of the day') and fall ('to drop' or 'come down'), giving the picture of darkness 'falling' over the land, like a curtain after sunset. So, nightfall means the time in the evening when it becomes dark.