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- [tuh-nahyt]
- /təˈnaɪt/
- /təˈnaɪt/
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- [tuh-nahyt]
- /təˈnaɪt/
Definitions of tonight word
- noun tonight this present or coming night; the night of this present day. 1
- adverb tonight on this present night; on the night of this present day. 1
- adverb tonight Obsolete. during last night. 1
- adverb tonight today after sundown 1
- adverb tonight today in the evening 1
- noun tonight this day's night 1
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Origin of tonight
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English to night, Old English tō niht. See to, night
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tonight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tonight popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tonight usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with tonight
- what s on television tonight?
- what time is the debate tonight?
- what on t.v. tonight?
- what on tv tonight?
- what channel is the debate on tonight?
- what is on tv tonight?
- what time is the fight tonight?
- what is on t.v. tonight?
- what is on t v tonight?
- what is on television tonight?
- who plays football tonight?
- who won the debate tonight?
- what for dinner tonight?
- what new on tv tonight?
- what time can we see the northern lights tonight?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with t
- Words starting with to
- Words starting with ton
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