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# nightfall

«nightfall» in Mova's school dictionary: **The time in the evening when it becomes dark; dusk** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (nightfall — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

The time in the evening when it becomes dark; dusk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightfall/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories: "We must get home before nightfall." In safety: plan to be home or have a torch before nightfall on walks. Phrases: at nightfall, before nightfall, by nightfall.

### examples

- We must reach the cabin before nightfall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightfall/#x1)
- At nightfall, the owls began to hoot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightfall/#x2)
- The village lights came on at nightfall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightfall/#x3)
- By nightfall the hikers were tired. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightfall/#x4)
- Bats come out at nightfall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightfall/#x5)
- In winter, nightfall comes early. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightfall/#x6)
- At nightfall they took shelter in a thick wood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightfall/#x7)

### note

Uncountable; no "a nightfall". Similar: dusk, sunset, evening. Opposite: daybreak, dawn. In stories it often marks danger or a deadline.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «nightfall» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightfall/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.