Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night.
What does "for the night" mean? Can I say "at night" instead of "for the night"?
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Sign up to join this communityMr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night.
What does "for the night" mean? Can I say "at night" instead of "for the night"?
Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night.
This simply means that Mr. Jones, who I assume to be a farmer, had locked the hen-house and has no intention of opening it until the next day (Tomorrow).
Similarly, if I say:
He's not home. He's gone for the day.
means that the subject, 'He', has gone away for the entire day and will not be back until the next day.
You should not confuse "for the night" with "for a night".
In other words, "for the night" can roughly be translated to 'for this night'.