Definitions for tonighttəˈnaɪt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

to•nighttəˈnaɪt(n.)

  1. this present or coming night; the night of this present day.

  2. (adv.)on this present night; on the night of this present day.

  3. Obs. during last night.

Origin of tonight:

bef. 1000; ME; OE tō niht

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tonight(adverb)

    the present or immediately coming night

  2. tonight, this evening, this night(adverb)

    during the night of the present day

    "drop by tonight"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. tonight(adverb)əˈnaɪt

    during the evening or night of today

    What time will you get back tonight?

  2. tonight(noun)əˈnaɪt

    the evening or night of today

    I'm really looking forward to tonight's show.

Wiktionary

  1. tonight(Noun)

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

  2. tonight(Adverb)

    During the current day's nighttime.

  3. Origin: From toniht.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tonight(adverb)

    on this present or coming night

  2. Tonight(adverb)

    on the last night past

  3. Tonight(noun)

    the present or the coming night; the night after the present day


Translations for tonight

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

tonight(adverb)

(on) the night of this present day

Here is tonight's weather forecast; I'm going home early tonight.

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