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tonight

adv
/təˈnaɪt/

Etymology

From Middle English tonyght, to niȝt, from Old English tō niht.

  1. inherited from tō niht
  2. inherited from tonyght

Definitions

  1. During the night following the current day

    During the night following the current day; during the evening of today.

    • I want to party tonight!
    • I had a wonderful time with you tonight.
    • I had a dreadful nightmare last night; I hope I sleep better tonight.

  2. Last night.

    • Besides, I met Lord Bigot and Lord Salisbury, With eyes as red as new-enkindled fire, And others more, going to seek the grave Of Arthur, whom they say is killed to-night On your suggestion.
    • I dreamt tonight that I did feast with Caesar, And things unluckily charge my fantasy;

  3. The nighttime of the current day or date

    The nighttime of the current day or date; this night.

    • Tonight is the night.
    • I have high hopes for tonight.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for tonight. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA