dusk
To begin to lose light or whitenessTo begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk.
» Tom worked from dawn to dusk.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(intransitive)To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk.
dunkeln
(transitive)To make dusk.
become dusk
Examples
60 sentencesTom worked from dawn to dusk.
The skating rink is open from dawn to dusk.
There is a curfew in effect from dusk to dawn.
The men worked from dawn to dusk seven days a week.
deDie Männer arbeiteten sieben Tage die Woche von früh bis spät. — Waldelfe
We work from dawn until dusk.
ruМы работаем с рассвета до заката. — marafon
deWir arbeiten von Sonnenaufgang bis -untergang. — MUIRIEL
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English dusken, from Old English doxian.From Middle English dusken, from Old English doxian.
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Forms
dusks, dusking, dusked, duskedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.