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by night

by night prepositional phrase: during the night.

Prepositional phrase

  1. During the night.
    • He is a policeman by day and a thief by night.
    Synonyms:
    nights, at night
    Antonyms:
    by day

by night meaning in Sanskrit

by night in Sanskrit

during the night
अक्तु aktu

Synonyms of by night

Antonyms

Questions about by night

What does by night mean?
By night means during the night.
What is by night in Sanskrit?
By night in Sanskrit is अक्तु (aktu). See By night meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is by night?
By night is a prepositional phrase.

Words near by night in the dictionary

  1. by means of
  2. by mistake
  3. by my faith
  4. by name
  5. by nature
  6. by night
  7. by no manner of means
  8. by no means
  9. by no stretch
  10. by no stretch of imagination
  11. by no stretch of the imagination

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