Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

last night

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.42 in modern English

Syllables
last night
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

adv

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

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

the night before last

Frequently Paired Words

the night before last tonight

Synonyms

yesterday night yestereve and list of other synonyms there

Questions

What does last night mean?
The evening or night immediately before the present. (This entry is a translation hub.)

How to pronounce last night

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