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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

'at night' or 'by night'?

What is the difference between 'at night' and 'by night'?
  

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Hi, At night - mainly denotes the time of darkness between one day and the next. By night - mainly denotes the darkness which happens during the nighttime; in darkness; in the nighttime. Are you going out at night?

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  • Hi, At night - mainly denotes the time of darkness between one day and the next.
  • By night - mainly denotes the darkness which happens during the nighttime; in darkness; in the nighttime.
  • Are you going out at night?
  • These animals hunt by night (= in darkness).
  • Regards
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Hi,
At night - mainly denotes the time of darkness between one day and the next.
By night - mainly denotes the darkness which happens during the nighttime; in darkness; in the nighttime.

Are you going out at night?
These animals hunt by night (= in darkness).

Regards
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Hi,

The pharse 'at night' is much, much more common.

Clive
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