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13 de mar. de 2015 · 1. It's because we are awake during the day, and asleep throughout most of the night. Saying in the morning/afternoon means at any time within the period of morning or afternoon. The same with in the night, if someone said that you would think of any time between the hours of 8pm and 6am, or thereabouts.
"The tiger hunts by night" sounds more dramatic than "The tiger hunts at night." Consider the title of the following film: They Drive by Night, which is a hyped-up way of presenting a movie about truck drivers who are trying to survive in their tough world. Had the film been called "They Drive at Night" it would have sounded pretty ho-hum.
11 de abr. de 2019 · According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary : evening. a: the latter part and close of the day and early part of the night. b: chiefly Southern US and Midland US. :AFTERNOON. c: the period from sunset or the evening meal to bedtime. According to the same dictionary : night. : the time from dusk to dawn when no sunlight is visible.
8 de sept. de 2015 · 'Night' is defined as: "The period of time between 'Evening' and 'Dawn' ". People tend to get confused at the difference between the terms 'DAY' and 'DATE'. If it is Monday and it becomes 2 a.m., since the light of the sun is no longer visible in the sky then that is the 'Night-of-the-previous-day", so it is 'Monday-Night'.
18 de feb. de 2011 · 7. "Good evening" is something that can be used from roughly 5 PM on. "Good night" can also be said from 5 PM on, but usually means one of two things: "goodbye (for the rest of the day, because we are leaving work, the bar, etc.)" "I'm going to bed now and/or "you're going to bed now" (said to family members, people I am chatting with online or ...
21 de ene. de 2013 · 5. "Good night" as a greeting was once a feature found almost exclusively in Ireland. In James Joyce's "The Dead", for example, it is used both as greeting: —O, Mr Conroy, said Lily to Gabriel when she opened the door for him, Miss Kate and Miss Julia thought you were never coming. Good night, Mrs Conroy. And as a farewell:
1 de ene. de 2014 · Google "like night and day" and you'll see the option for idiom. completely different: On snooping disclosures, AT&T and Internet companies are like night and day. -pcworld Bar Sue and the London Plane Are Like Night and Day: Two Reviews -DC newspaper . Interestingly, "like night and day" gave me hits for many of the dictionaries you listed.
9 de dic. de 2010 · In conversation, the 'night' of which 'midnight' is in the middle, is considered the night of the date mentioned. If you are referring to a deadline, this also will refer to the stroke of 12 after the evening of the same date. Example: The paper is due by Friday at midnight. Should not be confusing to anyone.
24 de abr. de 2011 · Dinner – refers to a meal at night (after evening, 7pm to 10 pm). The size of the meal has little relation to the name. Though I'm sure that both Lunch and Dinner are fairly heavy. Tea is definitely only light snacks (a clear relic of the British rule). Brunch is also increasingly used for a lazy combination of Breakfast and Lunch !
Night, maybe 9pm–11pm? However, Good night means "have a good sleep". The meal during this time is called supper; Mid-night, maybe 11pm–1am? You see, I've missed some parts of a day, I may be not correct on the time boundaries of each part, though. I would like to complete the list, especially the part after the morning but before the ...
