tonight
nounEtymology From Middle English tonyght, to niȝt, from Old English tō niht.
1
Usually The nighttime of the current day or date; this night.
- Tonight is the night.
- I have high hopes for tonight.
- Derived terms
- target for tonight
tonight
adv/təˈnaɪt/ · Northumbria /ðəˈniːt/
Etymology From Middle English tonyght, to niȝt, from Old English tō niht.
1
During the night following the current day; during the evening of today.
- I want to party tonight!
- I had a wonderful time with you tonight.
1 more example
- I had a dreadful nightmare last night; I hope I sleep better tonight.
2
Obsolete Last night.
- 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]: