night
//ˈnɑjt//
Forms
- Plural
- nights
- present (v1)
- night
- past (v2)
- nighted
- past participle (v3)
- nighted
- present participle
- nighting
- 3rd person singular
- nights
Definitions
1.The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
- Most animals are awake at day and sleep at night.
- The night is the time of stealthy prowling, of lightning attack, of fear, of death.
2.The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
- Were you at home last night?
- I was very tired last night.
- Did you watch TV last night?
3.A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
- Were you at home last night?
- I was very tired last night.
- Did you watch TV last night?
4.An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
- Were you at home last night?
- I was very tired last night.
- Did you watch TV last night?
1.Ellipsis of good night.
- Night, y'all! Thanks for a great evening!
1.To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #208
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Very common
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Common
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English nighte, night, nyght, niȝt, naht, from Old English niht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht (“night”), from Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”).
Cognates