tonight

A1 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled to-neeght and to-night

US /təˈnaɪt/ UK /təˈnaɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #312

Meanings

1

adv
During the evening or night of today.

I want to party tonight!
2

noun
The night of today.

Tonight is the night.

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Synonyms

1 adv · during the evening or night... this night

Simplified etymology

Tonight is an Old English formation combining to with night. It was formed on the same pattern as today and the later word tomorrow.

Etymology

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

tonyght Middle English tō niht Old English

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