anight
/əˈnaɪt/
anight adverb: in the night-time, at night.
Adverb
anight (not comparable)
- In the night-time, at night.
- I remember, when I was in love, I broke my sword upon a stone, and bid him take that for coming a-night to Jane Smile […]c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- I speak very kinde things of you between my Maid and I anight as I am going to bed, and next my Prayers too, Heaven forgive me!1680, Thomas Betterton, The Revenge, or, A Match in Newgate, London: W. Cademan, act IV, scene 1, page 37
Origin of anight
From a- + night.
Questions about anight
- What does anight mean?
- Anight means in the night-time, at night.
- What part of speech is anight?
- Anight is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce anight?
- Anight is pronounced /əˈnaɪt/.
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