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απόψε
tonight, this evening /aˈpopse/
adverbA1#153 most common
Also: this evening, later tonight
Example sentences
Απόψε μένω σπίτι.
Tonight I'm staying home.
Τι θα κάνεις απόψε;
What are you going to do tonight?
Απόψε θα βγούμε για φαγητό με τους φίλους μου.
Tonight we'll go out to eat with my friends.
Δεν είμαι σίγουρος αν θα προλάβω να τελειώσω τη δουλειά απόψε.
I'm not sure I'll manage to finish the work tonight.
Απόψε ο ουρανός είναι τόσο καθαρός που φαίνονται όλα τα αστέρια.
Tonight the sky is so clear that all the stars are visible.
Απόψε, καθώς η πόλη βυθίζεται στη σιγή, νιώθω πως ο χρόνος έχει για λίγο σταματήσει.
Tonight, as the city sinks into silence, I feel as though time has briefly stopped.
Word family
Etymology
Απόψε is formed from the Ancient/Medieval Greek combination of the preposition ἀπό ('from') and ὀψέ ('late, in the evening'). The meaning shifted from 'from the late hour' to simply 'this evening, tonight'. The same ὀψ- element underlies words such as ὄψιμος ('late, belated').
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