adv · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/təˈnaɪt/
Northumbria:/ðəˈniːt/
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rhymes with -aɪt
CMU ARPABET:T AH0 N AY1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:T UH0 N AY1 T
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1
adv
Meaning 1
During the night following the current day; during the evening of today.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
I want to party tonight!
I had a wonderful time with you tonight.
I had a dreadful nightmare last night; I hope I sleep better tonight.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
Last night.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The nighttime of the current day or date; this night.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
Tonight is the night.
I have high hopes for tonight.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adverb
Meaning 4
during the night of the present day
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
drop by tonight
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: this evening, this night
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the present or immediately coming night
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: present, nowadays
History
Etymology
From Middle English tonyght, to niȝt, from Old English tō niht.
Across languages
Translations
250 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
vanaand
— during today's evening
Albanian:
sonte
— during today's evening
Arabic:
هٰذَا الْمَسَاء
(hāḏā l-masāʔ)
— during today's evening
Arabic:
اللَّيْلَ
(al-layla)
— during today's evening
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܗܿܘ ܪܲܡܫܵܐ
(awa rāmša)
— during today's evening
Armenian:
այս երեկո
(ays ereko)
— during today's evening
Armenian:
այսօր երեկոյան
(aysōr erekoyan)
— during today's evening
Basque:
gaur gauean
— during today's evening
Belarusian:
сё́ння ве́чарам
(sjónnja vjéčaram)
— during today's evening
Central Bikol:
ngunyan na banggi
— during today's evening
Bulgarian:
довечера
(dovečera)
— during today's evening
Catalan:
anit
— during today's evening
Cebuano:
karong gabii
— during today's evening
Cherokee:
ᎪᎯ ᎤᏒ
(gohi usv)
— during today's evening
Chickasaw:
himmaka' oklhili
— during today's evening
Chinese Cantonese:
今晚
(gam1 maan5)
— during today's evening
Chinese Mandarin:
今晚
(jīnwǎn)
— during today's evening
Czech:
dnes večer
— during today's evening
Danish:
i aften
— during today's evening
Danish:
iaften
— during today's evening
Dutch:
vanavond
— during today's evening
Esperanto:
ĉi-vespere
— during today's evening
Estonian:
täna õhtul
— during today's evening
Finnish:
tänä iltana
— during today's evening
French:
ce soir
— during today's evening
French:
au soir
— during today's evening
French:
à soir
— during today's evening
Gallo:
é sai
— during today's evening
Georgian:
ამ საღამოს
(am saɣamos)
— during today's evening
German:
heute Abend
— during today's evening
Greek:
απόψε
(apópse)
— during today's evening
Hebrew:
הערב
(haerev)
— during today's evening
Hindi:
आज शाम
(āj śām)
— during today's evening
Hungarian:
ma este
— during today's evening
Icelandic:
í kvöld
— during today's evening
Icelandic:
í nótt
— during today's evening
Ido:
cavespere
— during today's evening
Indonesian:
nanti malam
— during today's evening
Irish:
anocht
— during today's evening
Italian:
stasera
— during today's evening
Japanese:
今晩
(konban)
— during today's evening
Japanese:
今夜
(kon'ya)
— during today's evening
Japanese:
今宵
(koyoi)
— during today's evening
Khmer:
នៅល្ងាចនេះ
(nɨv lŋiec nih)
— during today's evening
Lao:
ຄືນນີ້
(khư̄n nī)
— during today's evening
Latvian:
šovakar
— during today's evening
Lithuanian:
šįvakar
— during today's evening
Macedonian:
вечерва
(večerva)
— during today's evening
Macedonian:
довечер
(dovečer)
— during today's evening
Manx:
noght
— during today's evening
Marathi:
आज संध्याकाळी
(āj sandhyākāḷī)
— during today's evening
Marathi:
आज सायंकाळी
(āj sāyaṅkāḷī)
— during today's evening
Mizo:
zâninah
— during today's evening
Mongolian:
өнөө орой
(önöö oroj)
— during today's evening
Norman:
à ce sei
— during today's evening
Norman:
à ces sé
— during today's evening
Norwegian Bokmål:
i kveld
— during today's evening
Norwegian Bokmål:
i aften
— during today's evening
Norwegian Nynorsk:
i kveld
— during today's evening
Plautdietsch:
venowent
— during today's evening
Polish:
dziś wieczorem
— during today's evening
Polish:
tego wieczoru
— during today's evening
Portuguese:
hoje à tardinha
— during today's evening
Portuguese:
hoje à noitinha
— during today's evening
Romanian:
diseară
— during today's evening
Romanian:
deseară
— during today's evening
Romanian:
astă-seară
— during today's evening
Russian:
сего́дня ве́чером
(sevódnja véčerom)
— during today's evening
Serbo-Croatian:
вечѐрас
— during today's evening
Serbo-Croatian:
večèras
— during today's evening
Slovak:
dnes večer
— during today's evening
Slovene:
danes zvečer
— during today's evening
Spanish:
esta noche
— during today's evening
Spanish:
esta tarde
— during today's evening
Swedish:
i kväll
— during today's evening
Tagalog:
ngayong gabi
— during today's evening
Ukrainian:
сього́дні уве́чері
(sʹohódni uvéčeri)
— during today's evening
Ukrainian:
сього́дні вве́чері
(sʹohódni vvéčeri)
— during today's evening
Ukrainian:
сього́вечір
(sʹohóvečir)
— during today's evening
Ukrainian:
цього́вечір
(cʹohóvečir)
— during today's evening
Urdu:
آج شام
(āj śām)
— during today's evening
Vietnamese:
tối nay
— during today's evening
Volapük:
asoaro
— during today's evening
Waray-Waray:
yana nga gab-i
— during today's evening
Welsh:
heno
— during today's evening
Yiddish:
הײַנט בײַ נאַכט
(haynt bay nakht)
— during today's evening
Afrikaans:
vannag
— during today's nighttime
Albanian:
sonte
— during today's nighttime
Alviri-Vidari:
ام شو
(am šev)
— during today's nighttime
Arabic:
اَللَّيْلَةَ
(al-laylata)
— during today's nighttime
Arabic:
هٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ
(hāḏihi l-laylata)
— during today's nighttime
Arabic:
الليلة
(al-lēla)
— during today's nighttime
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ
(idlayle)
— during today's nighttime
Armenian:
այս գիշեր
(ays gišer)
— during today's nighttime
Bakhtiari:
امشو
(amšaw)
— during today's nighttime
Belarusian:
сё́ння но́ччу
(sjónnja nóčču)
— during today's nighttime
Breton:
fenoz
— during today's nighttime
Breton:
henozh
— during today's nighttime
Bulgarian:
тази вечер
(tazi večer)
— during today's nighttime
Burmese:
ဒီည
(di-nya.)
— during today's nighttime
Catalan:
anit
— during today's nighttime
Catalan:
aquesta nit
— during today's nighttime
Cherokee:
ᎪᎯ ᎤᏒ
(gohi usv)
— during today's nighttime
Chickasaw:
himmaka' oklhili
— during today's nighttime
Chinese Mandarin:
今晚
(jīnwǎn)
— during today's nighttime
Chuvash:
кӗҫӗр
(kĕś̬ĕr)
— during today's nighttime
Ngazidja Comorian:
emasihu ya leo
— during today's nighttime
Czech:
dnes v noci
— during today's nighttime
Danish:
i aften
— during today's nighttime
Danish:
i nat
— during today's nighttime
Dutch:
vannacht
— during today's nighttime
Esperanto:
ĉi-nokte
— during today's nighttime
Estonian:
täna öösel
— during today's nighttime
Faroese:
í kvøld
— during today's nighttime
Faroese:
í nátt
— during today's nighttime
Finnish:
tänä yönä
— during today's nighttime
French:
cette nuit
— during today's nighttime
West-Frisian:
jûn
— during today's nighttime
Galician:
esta noite
— during today's nighttime
Georgian:
ამაღამ
(amaɣam)
— during today's nighttime
German:
heute Nacht
— during today's nighttime
Greek:
απόψε
(apópse)
— during today's nighttime
Hebrew:
הלילה
(ha-layla)
— during today's nighttime
Hindi:
आज रात को
(āj rāt ko)
— during today's nighttime
Hungarian:
ma éjjel
— during today's nighttime
Hungarian:
ma éjszaka
— during today's nighttime
Ido:
canokte
— during today's nighttime
Interlingua:
iste vespere
— during today's nighttime
Interlingua:
iste nocte
— during today's nighttime
Irish:
anocht
— during today's nighttime
Italian:
stanotte
— during today's nighttime
Japanese:
今夜
(kon'ya)
— during today's nighttime
Japanese:
今晩
(komban)
— during today's nighttime
Khmer:
យប់នេះ
(yup nih)
— during today's nighttime
Korean:
오늘 저녁
(oneul jeonyeok)
— during today's nighttime
Korean:
오늘 밤
(oneul bam)
— during today's nighttime
Central Kurdish:
ئەم شەو
(em şew)
— during today's nighttime
Lao:
ຄືນນີ້
(khư̄n nī)
— during today's nighttime
Latvian:
šonakt
— during today's nighttime
Lithuanian:
šiąnakt
— during today's nighttime
Macedonian:
ноќва
(noḱva)
— during today's nighttime
Marathi:
आज रात्री
(āj rātrī)
— during today's nighttime
Mongolian:
өнөө шөнө
(önöö šönö)
— during today's nighttime
Norman:
ch'tigniet
— during today's nighttime
Norwegian Bokmål:
i natt
— during today's nighttime
Norwegian Nynorsk:
i natt
— during today's nighttime
Dari:
اِمْشَب
(imšab)
— during today's nighttime
Dari:
اِمْشَو
(imšaw)
— during today's nighttime
Iranian Persian:
اِمْشب
(emšab)
— during today's nighttime
Plautdietsch:
venowent
— during today's nighttime
Polish:
dziś w nocy
— during today's nighttime
Polish:
tej nocy
— during today's nighttime
Portuguese:
hoje à noite
— during today's nighttime
Portuguese:
esta/essa noite
— during today's nighttime
Romanian:
la noapte
— during today's nighttime
Russian:
сего́дня но́чью
(sevódnja nóčʹju)
— during today's nighttime
Russian:
се́ночь
(sénočʹ)
— during today's nighttime
Scottish Gaelic:
a-nochd
— during today's nighttime
Serbo-Croatian:
но̀ћас
— during today's nighttime
Serbo-Croatian:
nòćas
— during today's nighttime
Slovak:
dnes v noci
— during today's nighttime
Slovene:
nocój
— during today's nighttime
Spanish:
esta noche
— during today's nighttime
Swedish:
i natt
— during today's nighttime
Telugu:
ఈ రాత్రి
(ī rātri)
— during today's nighttime
Ukrainian:
сього́дні вночі́
(sʹohódni vnočí)
— during today's nighttime
Ukrainian:
сього́дні ні́ччю
(sʹohódni níččju)
— during today's nighttime
Ukrainian:
cьогоні́ч
(cʹohoníč)
— during today's nighttime
Ukrainian:
цьогоні́ч
(cʹohoníč)
— during today's nighttime
Urdu:
آج رات کو
(āj rāt ko)
— during today's nighttime