: on this present night or the night following this present day
will do it tonight
: the present night or the night following this present day
Examples of tonight in a Sentence
Adverb
This afternoon I'm busy, but tonight I'm free.
Noun
Tonight's party should be fun.
He is staying until tonight.
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Noun
The stars also gave Deadline the low-down on the movie ahead of its world premiere tonight (Friday) at the Toronto Film Festival.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
What time is 'Big Brother' on tonight?
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Click here to sign up and bet on one of tonight's MLB games or a Week 1 NFL game to secure your rewards.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
It will be released tonight at midnight.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Tonight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonight. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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tonight
1 of 2 adverb
to·night
tə-ˈnīt 
: on this present night or the night following this present day
tonight
2 of 2 noun
: the present or the coming night
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