Meaning

1 senses

  1. To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. I had a nightcap with Tom.

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  2. Tom offered us a nightcap.

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  3. He offered us a nightcap.

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  4. I'm not bothered. It's just my usual nightcap. Having someone to drink with on occasion might be nice.

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Origin

From night + cap.

From night + cap.

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Forms

nightcaps, nightcapping, nightcapped, nightcapped
Base formnightcap · to nightcap
3rd person singularnightcaps
Present participlenightcapping
Past simplenightcapped
Past participlenightcapped

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theynightcap
he, she, itnightcaps

Past simpleLesson

all personsnightcapped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave nightcapped
he, she, ithas nightcapped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill nightcap

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
nighC2nightA1nightclubB2nightdressnighter
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