night
noun /naɪt/
/naɪt/
[uncountable, countable]Idioms - 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).
Homophones knight | nightknight night/naɪt//naɪt/- knight noun
- The story tells of a knight who leaves the castle to fight a dragon.
- night noun
- At night you can see thousands of stars.
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea1- Ask your Mum if you can stay the night.
- I lie awake at night worrying.
- He spent a sleepless night worrying about money.
- I woke in the night.
- One fateful night he was involved in an accident that changed his life forever.
- Paris by night
- She kissed him good night.
- The night fell quickly.
- They spent the night in Bristol.
- I'm taking the night train.
- Where were you on the night of 10 January?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- tomorrow
- the next
- …
- have
- spend
- stay
- …
- come
- fall
- progress
- …
- air
- sky
- breeze
- …
- at night
- by night
- during the night
- …
- all night long
- at this time of night
- day and night
- …
- 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.
Extra Examples- a drunken night of partying
- He spent another lonely night in front of the television.
- Every night it's the same—dinner, TV, bed.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- tomorrow
- Friday
- …
- school
- at night
- by night
- on Friday, etc. night
- …
- 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.)
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- opening
- last
- …
- make a night of it
- a night out
Word OriginOld 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.
Idioms
dance the night away
- to dance for the whole evening or night
have a good/bad night
- to sleep well/badly during the night
have a night on the tiles
- (British English, informal) to stay out late enjoying yourself
in the dead of night
(British English also at dead of night)
- in the quietest part of the night
- I crept out of bed in the dead of night and sneaked downstairs.
it’ll be all right on the night
- (saying) used to say that a performance, an event, etc. will be successful even if the preparations for it have not gone wellTopics Successc2
make a day/night of it
- (informal) to make a particular activity that you enjoy last for a whole day/evening instead of only part of it
- We took a picnic lunch to the river and made a day of it.
- They decided to make a night of it and went on to a club.
the morning after (the night before)
- (humorous) the morning after an evening of drinking
- Drink plenty of water the morning after the night before, and learn from experience.
morning, noon and night
- at all times of the day and night (used to emphasize that something happens very often or that it happens continuously)
- She talks about him morning, noon and night.
- The work continues morning, noon and night.
- It's all she talks about, morning, noon and night.
night and day
(also day and night)
- all the time; continuously
- The machines are kept running night and day.
- The store is open day and night.
night night
- used especially by children or to children, to mean ‘goodnight’
- ‘Night night, sleep tight!’
a night out
- an evening that you spend enjoying yourself away from home
- They enjoy a night out occasionally.
Extra Examples- Fancy a night out?
- I was getting myself ready for a night out.
spend the night with somebody
- to stay with somebody for a night
- My daughter's spending the night with a friend.
- (also spend the night together)to stay with somebody for a night and have sex with them
the still of the night
- (literary) the time during the night when it is quiet and calm
things that go bump in the night
- (informal, humorous) used to refer to ghosts and other supernatural things that cannot be explained
- There are mysterious lights in the sky and things that go bump in the night.