tonight
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English tonyght, to niȝt, from Old English tō niht.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
tonight (not comparable)
- During the night following the current day.
- I want to party tonight!
- I had a wonderful time with you tonight.
- (obsolete) Last night.
- 1596, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King John, Act 4, Scene 2, page 165:
- 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene iii]:
- I dreamt tonight that I did feast with Caesar, / And things unluckily charge my fantasy;
TranslationsEdit
during today's evening
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during today's nighttime
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NounEdit
tonight (usually uncountable, plural tonights)
- The nighttime of the current day or date; this night.
- Tonight is the night.
- I have high hopes for tonight.
TranslationsEdit
nighttime today
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AnagramsEdit
Middle EnglishEdit
AdverbEdit
tonight
- Alternative form of tonyght
NounEdit
tonight
- Alternative form of tonyght