Tonight Meaning
/təˈnaɪt/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advDuring the night following the current day; during the evening of today.
advLast night.
Sentence Examples
Tonight we're going to church.
We're going to eat a lot tonight so I hope you're not on a diet.
Will you have dinner with me tonight?
CEFR Practice Quiz
We are going to the concert ____, so we need to leave by six o'clock.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We are going to see a new movie at the cinema ____ and we are both very excited about it this evening today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English tonyght, to niȝt, from Old English tō niht.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Besides, I met Lord Bigot and Lord Salisbury,
With eyes as red as new-enkindled fire,
And others more, going to seek the grave
Of Arthur, whom they say is killed to-night
On your suggestion."
— 1596, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King John, act 4, scene 2, page 165:
"I dreamt tonight that I did feast with Caesar,
And things unluckily charge my fantasy;"
— 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
We are going to the concert ____, so we need to leave by six o'clock.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We are going to see a new movie at the cinema ____ and we are both very excited about it this evening today.