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Definition of Tonight

1. Adverb. During the night of the present day. "Drop by tonight"

Definition of Tonight

1. adv. On this present or coming night.

2. n. The present or the coming night; the night after the present day.

Definition of Tonight

1. Noun. The nighttime of the current day or date; this night. ¹

2. Adverb. During the current day's nighttime. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tonight

1. the present night [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tonight

Literary usage of Tonight

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1915)
"And oh, my love, as I rock for you tonight, And have not any longer any hope Of sweeping out old sorrows with the bright Sure love that could have helped ..."

2. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas ( Hobbes (1845)
"665 But let's refresh ourselves tonight with bread UB. X. And wine; forthat gives men both strength and heart, • , And see your men i' th' morn ..."

3. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
""No, Trey, I thought I'd keep this between the two of us. I'll be at the store until six — meet me here?" "Yeah, okay. Okay! Sure. I'll see you tonight. ..."

4. A Manual of the Mechanics of Writing by Raymond Woodbury Pence (1921)
"Write solid today, tonight, tomorrow, goodby (goodbye). NOTE. There is authority for writing these expressions with the hyphen — to-day, to-night, ..."

5. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1835)
"logh, " if 1 were to begin the lady's " Slay God forgive me if I have in- story tonight, it would trench on our ..."

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