- night
- noun1 when it is dark and most people sleepADJECTIVE▪ last, tomorrow▪ the next, the previous▪ the entire, the whole▪ Friday, Saturday, etc.▪ early, late▪
I think I'll have an early night (= go to bed early).
▪ long▪ winter, etc.▪ bad, fitful, restless, rough, sleepless▪ restful▪ lonely▪ black, dark, moonless, pitch-black▪ clear, moonlit, starlit, starry▪ beautiful▪ cloudy▪ chilly, cold, foggy, freezing, rainy, snowy, stormy▪ humid, muggy, warm▪ weddingVERB + NIGHT▪ have▪ spend▪They spent the night in a hotel.
▪ stay▪Ask your mother if you can stay the night.
NIGHT + VERB▪ come, fall▪The night fell quickly.
▪ progress, wear on▪As the night wore on, it grew colder.
NIGHT + NOUN▪ air, sky▪ breeze▪ duty, patrol, shift▪ sight, vision▪ sweats, terrorsPREPOSITION▪ at night▪I lie awake at night worrying.
▪ by night▪Paris by night
▪ during the night, in the night▪I woke in the night.
▪ for a/the night, on Friday, etc. night, per night▪The hotel costs €265 per person per night.
▪ through the night, throughout the nightPHRASES▪ all night long▪ at this time of night▪ day and night, night and day (= all the time)▪ a good night's sleep▪ good night▪She kissed him good night.
▪ in the dead of night (= in the middle of the night)▪ morning, noon and night (= all the time)2 time between late afternoon and when you go to bedADJECTIVE▪ last, tomorrow▪ Friday, Saturday, etc.▪ weekday▪ the other▪I saw her the other night (= a few nights ago).
▪ the next, the previous▪ lonely▪He spent another lonely night in front of the television.
▪ busy, eventful▪ quiet▪He had plans to spend a quiet night at home.
▪ fateful▪One fateful night he was involved in an accident that changed his life forever.
NIGHT + NOUN▪ schoolPREPOSITION▪ at night▪She doesn't like to walk home late at night.
▪ by night▪ on Friday, etc. night3 evening when a special event happensADJECTIVE▪ first, opening▪ last▪the last night of the play's run
▪ big, eventful, fun, great, memorable▪ drunken▪a drunken night of partying
▪ dance, election, karaoke, prom (AmE), quiz (esp. BrE)▪ HalloweenPHRASES▪ make a night of it▪They decided to make a night of it and went on to a club.
▪ a night out▪I was getting myself ready for a night out.
▪a girls' night out
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
