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[ tuh-nahyt ] / təˈnaɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tonight ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthis present or coming night; the night of this present day. adverbon this present night; on the night of this present day. Obsolete. during last night. Origin of tonightbefore 1000; Middle English to night,Old English tō niht.See to, night Words nearby tonighttonicity, tonicoclonic, tonic pupil, tonic sol-fa, tonic spasm, tonight, tonk, tonka bean, Tonkin, Tonkinese, Tonle Sap Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tonightHigher courts, including the Supreme Court had refused to intercede, and the stay was to expire tonight. The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST In both of these latter cases, their eyes show more focus than fun, like tonight is a job. The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots|Emily Shire|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST There's blood on many hands tonight…That blood on the hands starts at City Hall in the Office of the Mayor. Justice League Vigil for Slain NYPD Officers Asks Whose Life Matters|Olivia Nuzzi|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST I finally come across the only thing open tonight at the Taj: a deli called GO, the sort of place you might find in Penn Station. I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal|Olivia Nuzzi|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Monday, there were only two issues "that should be resolved tonight," the aide said. CIA Torture Report ‘Days’ Away, Feinstein Says|Tim Mak|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST "I wish you wouldn't come back tonight, Helen," Mrs. Nash pleaded. Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains|Stella M. Francis She smiled, and said, "There are some fights at Ocean Park, tonight." The Huddlers|William Campbell Gault I can assure your Excellency I will convince the American that his presence in the castle tonight is quite unnecessary. The Ghost Breaker|Paul Dickey You wondered tonight why that juggler should have exhibited feats seldom, almost never, shown to Europeans? Rujub, the Juggler|G. A. Henty Lest you should be tempted to be too generous tonight, I've brought another. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley|Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for tonight
nounthe night or evening of this present day adverbin or during the night or evening of this day archaic last night Word Origin for tonightOld English tōniht, from to 1 (at) + night Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |