tonight

[tuh-nahyt]

noun

1. this present or coming night; the night of this present day.

adverb

1. on this present night; on the night of this present day.

2. Obsolete.,  during last night.

tonight

/ təˈnaɪt /

noun

1. the night or evening of this present day

adverb

1. in or during the night or evening of this day

2. archaic,  last night

Word History and Origins

Origin of tonight¹

before 1000; Middle English to night, Old English tō niht. See to, night

Word History and Origins

Origin of tonight¹

Old English tōniht, from _to ¹ (at) + _night

Example Sentences

"I think at times tonight we saw what we're capable of, but it's just about doing that and making sure we get results as well."

From BBC

“This is a big game tonight,” Thomson said.

From Los Angeles Times

Judge Jamie Sawyer said the manager of The Bell Hotel received an anonymous phone call on 17 July from a person asking "are you ready for tonight?"

From BBC

“What Glas did tonight, it’s not easy to do. And so for him to give us the innings he gave us tonight was huge,” third baseman Max Muncy said.

From Los Angeles Times

"It certainly didn't feel 0.4secs off. We just didn't have the pace tonight, which was a little bit of a surprise for us. We were relatively confident going in."

From BBC