Kilo Lingo

morning

/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/

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Translation

The early part of the day, from when the sun comes up until the middle of the day.

Word origin

From Middle English morwening, built on morn (the early day) and shaped like evening.

Origin
Middle English
Root
morn

Grammar

Gender
Pluralmornings

Examples

tea .

"Morning" means the early part of each day.

tomorrow .

Here "morning" points to the early hours of the next day.

stay .

"Mornings" is the plural, meaning more than one morning.

The morning is the first part of the day. It starts when the sun comes up and lasts until the middle of the day, around noon. People often wake up, eat breakfast, and start work in the morning.

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This word is part of lesson 5.