morning

morning
morn|ing1 W1S1 [ˈmo:nıŋ US ˈmo:r-] n [U and C]
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: morn + -ing (as in evening)]
1.) the early part of the day, from when the sun rises until 12 o'clock in the middle of the day
▪ It was a nice sunny morning.
▪ I hated those cold winter mornings.
▪ Classes start in the morning and go through the whole day.
▪ He stayed in bed late on Sunday morning .
▪ I'll see you tomorrow morning.
▪ I only met her yesterday morning .
▪ I'm not feeling too good this morning .
▪ Next morning I went to the bank.
▪ It was still only late morning .
▪ He took the early morning train.
▪ a copy of the morning paper
2.) the part of the day from 12 o'clock at night until 12 o'clock in the middle of the day
two/four o'clock in the morning
▪ The phone rang at three in the morning.
▪ It's four o'clock in the morning.
▪ I woke up in the small hours of the morning (=very early, before dawn) .
3.) in the morning
if something will happen in the morning, it will happen during the morning of the following day
▪ I'll deal with that in the morning.
4.) mornings
during the morning of each day
▪ She works mornings at the local school.
5.) morning, noon, and night
used to emphasize that something happens a lot or continuously
▪ I was on duty morning, noon, and night.
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
in the morning(s)
on Monday/Friday/Saturday etc morning
tomorrow morning
yesterday morning
this morning (=today in the morning)
(the) next morning
late morning
early morning
morning sun/light/mist
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morning 2
morning2 interjection
used to greet someone in the morning
▪ Morning, Dave. How are you?

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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