night
- n.
1) to spend a night (we spent a restless night waiting for news)
2) a clear; dark, murky; overcast; starlit; stormy night
3) a restless, sleepless night
4) a first, opening night (of a play)
5) a wedding night
6) last; tomorrow night; tonight
7) at night (to work at night; late at night)
8) by night (London by night)
9) for a night (to put smb. up for the night)
10) on a certain night (on the night of December first; on that night)
11) throughout the night
USAGE NOTE: The collocation at night is usu. used with verbs (she works at night) and contrasts with during the day. The collocation by night is usu. used with nouns (London by night) and contrasts with by day. (see the Usage Note for day)12) (misc.) to bid, wish smb. good night; (AE) to work nights; in the dead of the night
* * *[naɪt](AE) to work nightsmurkyovercastsleepless nightstarlitstormy nighttomorrow nighttonightwish smb. good nightin (USAGE NOTE: The collocation at night is usu. used with verbs (she works at night) and contrasts with during the day. The collocation by night is usu. used with nouns (London by night) and contrasts with by day. (see the Usage Note for day))opening night (of a play)(misc.) to bida cleara firsta restlessa wedding nightthroughout the nightby night (London by night)on a certain night (on the night of December first; on that night)for a night (to put smb. up for the night)at night (to work at night; late at night)to spend a night (we spent a restless night waiting for news)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
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Night — (n[imac]t), n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht; akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n[=o]tt, Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nahts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche, W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, Gr. ny x, nykto s, Skr. nakta, nakti.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
night — W1S1 [naıt] n [U and C] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(when it is dark)¦ 2¦(evening)¦ 3 nights 4 night! 5 night night! 6 night and day/day and night 7 night or day/day or night 8 night after night 9 first night/opening night … Dictionary of contemporary English
night — (n.) O.E. niht (W.Saxon neaht, Anglian næht, neht) night, darkness; the vowel indicating that the modern word derives from oblique cases (gen. nihte, dat. niht), from P.Gmc. *nakht (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. naht, O.Fris., Du., nacht, Ger. Nacht, O.N.… … Etymology dictionary
night — [nīt] n. [ME niht < OE, akin to Ger nacht < IE base * nekwt , * nokwt > Gr nyx (gen. nyktos), L nox (gen. noctis), night] 1. a) the period from sunset to sunrise b) the period of actual darkness after sunset and before sunrise; also, a… … English World dictionary
night|ly — «NYT lee», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. done, happening, or appearing every night: »nightly attacks, nightly disorder. 2. done, happening, or appearing at night: »nightly dew, a nightly visitor. 3. of or belonging to night; characteristic of night … Useful english dictionary
night — (izg. nȃjt) DEFINICIJA 1. ž noć [London by night London noću] 2. prid. <indekl.> noćni (i jedno i drugo u vezama riječi) SINTAGMA night club (izg. night klȁb) noćni klub, bar, klub kao ugostiteljsko mjesto otvorenog ili zatvorenog tipa koji … Hrvatski jezični portal
Night — ist der Name folgender Personen: Candice Night (* 1971), US amerikanische Rocksängerin Julie Night (* 1978), US amerikanische Pornodarstellerin Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wor … Deutsch Wikipedia
night — s.m.inv. ES ingl. night club {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1960. ETIMO: tratto dalla loc. night club … Dizionario italiano
night — /ingl. naɪt/ [ingl., accorc. di night club] s. m. inv. (fam.) V. night club (ingl.) … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
night — ► NOUN 1) the time from sunset to sunrise. 2) the darkness of night. 3) literary nightfall. 4) an evening. ► ADVERB (nights) informal ▪ at night. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
night|ed — «NY tihd», adjective. Archaic. 1. made dark as night: »nighted colour (Shakespeare). 2. overtaken by night; benighted: »Upon the nighted pilgrim s way (Scott) … Useful english dictionary
