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last night

last night noun: the evening or night immediately before the present. (This entry is a translation hub.).

Noun

last night (uncountable)

  1. (adverbial, often) The evening or night immediately before the present. (This entry is a translation hub.)
    • He said he didn't get any sleep last night and I know he hadn't gotten much the previous night.
    • Last night was wonderful. Can I see you again?
    Synonyms:
    yesterday night, yestereve and list of other synonyms there

Adverb

last night (not comparable)

  1. during the previous day’s nighttime; during the night before today (This entry is a translation hub.)
    • We partied last night.

last night meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Pashto

last night in Hindi

during the night before today
कल रात kal rāt

last night in Urdu

during the night before today
کل رات kal rāt

last night in Bengali

during the night before today
কাল রাত kal rat

last night in Pashto

previous evening or night
بېګا begâ, برای barây
during the night before today
بېګا begâ, برای barây
More languagesFewer languages
last night in Tagalog
kagabi
last night in Arabic
اَلْبَارِحَةَ al-bāriḥata
last night in Malay
malam semalam, semalam
last night in Indonesian
kemarin malam, semalam
last night in Persian
دیشب dišab
last night in Thai
เมื่อคืน mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn
last night in Vietnamese
tối qua, đêm qua

Synonyms of last night

Questions about last night

What does last night mean?
Last night means the evening or night immediately before the present. (This entry is a translation hub.).
What is last night in Hindi?
Last night in Hindi is कल रात (kal rāt). See Last night meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is last night?
Last night can be a noun or an adverb.

Words near last night in the dictionary

  1. last minute
  2. last moment
  3. last nail in the coffin
  4. last name
  5. last names
  6. last night
  7. last of the big spenders
  8. last of the big-time spenders
  9. last orders
  10. last out
  11. last parsec problem

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