Nights
//naɪts// adv, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of night form-of, plural
Adverb
- 1 At night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis). not-comparable
"I work nights, my brother only afternoons, and my son days."
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More examples"Allan works on Tuesday and Friday nights at the Konbini."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle English nightes, from Old English nihtes (“at night, by night”), equivalent to night + -s (adverbial genitive suffix). Cognate with Old Frisian nachtes, Old Saxon nahtes, German nachts (all “nights, at night”).
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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