goodnight in English: What you say to someone in the evening when you leave, or before they go to sleep. (interjection)

Translation

What you say to someone in the evening when you leave, or before they go to sleep.

Word origin

Simply good plus night; it began as a short way of wishing someone a good night, like goodbye from God be with you.

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You say it late in the day, when you or the other person are going to bed or leaving.

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To kiss someone goodnight is a fixed phrase for the bedtime kiss.

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It is also written as two words, good night; both are correct.

night

The dark part of each day, when the sun is down and people sleep.

sleep

To rest with your eyes closed and your mind not awake, the way you do at night.

bed

A soft, flat thing that you lie on to sleep at night.

goodbye

The word you say to someone when you leave, or when they leave.

dream

To see pictures and stories in your mind while you are asleep.

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