night
night
/naɪt/
1 the time between one day and the next when it is dark, when people usually sleep
at night These animals only come out at night.
by night They sleep by day and hunt by night.
in the night Does your baby still wake in the night?
She woke up in the middle of the night.
The accident happened on Friday night.
on the night of… on the night of 10 January/January 10
Did you hear the storm last night?
I lay awake all night.
Where did you spend the night?
You're welcome to stay the night here.
What is he doing calling at this time of night?
You'll feel better after you've had a good night's sleep.
She spent a sleepless night tossing and turning.
The trip was for ten nights.
per night The hotel costs €95 per person per night.
the night train/boat/flight
The night sky was clear and full of stars.
Night fell (= it became dark).
SEE ALSO nights
Collocations
adjective
the next…
verb + night
night + verb
night + noun
preposition
at night
by night
during the night…
phrases
all night long
at this time of night
day and night…
2 the evening until you go to bed
Let's go out on Saturday night.
Bill's parents came for dinner last night.
She doesn't like to walk home late at night.
I saw her in town the other night (= a few nights ago).
I'm working late tomorrow night.
He had plans to spend a quiet night at home.
Some nights he comes home late.
There's late night shopping on Fridays.
3 an evening when a special event happens
the first/opening night (= of a play, film, etc.)
the last night of the play's run
We’ll be up late on election night.
a karaoke night
an Irish/Scottish, etc. night (= with Irish/Scottish music, entertainment, etc.)
Collocations
adjective
phrases
make a night of it
a night out
Idioms
Word Origin
Old English neaht, niht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nacht and German Nacht, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nox and Greek nux.