morning
10 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
mornings
plural
mornings
Britannica Dictionary definition of MORNING
1
a
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the early part of the day
:
the time of day from sunrise until noon
— often used before another noun
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She liked to get things done early in the morning.
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I worked in the yard for part of the morning.
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I saw him this morning, and I'll be meeting with him again tomorrow morning.
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We have a meeting scheduled for 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
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On Sunday mornings I like to relax and read the newspaper.
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She arrived on the morning of March 18.
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the morning after a storm
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that night and the next/following morning = that night and the morning after
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I'll talk to you again in the morning. [=I'll talk to you again early tomorrow]
[noncount]
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It was early/late morning when I woke.
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We sat around drinking coffee all morning.
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We won't find out until morning.
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(literary) Morning has broken. [=the sun has risen; it is dawn]
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the morning sun/light
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my morning (cup of) coffee [=the coffee I drink every morning]
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My brother is a night owl/person, but I'm a morning person. [=a person who likes the early part of the day; a person who has the most energy in the morning]
b
[noncount]
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the part of the day between midnight and noon
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The party continued into the wee/small hours of the morning. [=after midnight]
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The phone rang at 2 o'clock in the morning. [=at 2 a.m.]
2
— used informally to say hello to someone in the morning
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Morning. [=good morning] How are you today?
morning, noon, and night
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during all times of the day
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all the time
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see also mornings
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The system is operating morning, noon, and night.
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We've been working morning, noon, and night [=many hours each day] to get the project finished on time.
