Could any native speakers of English help me?

Question

What's the difference between "midnight" and "the middile of the night"? Could you make a few sentences with them? Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

they're  basically the same.

i woke up and got a drink of water in the middle of the night, because i couldn't sleep

i stayed up until midnight watching a movie

i stayed up until the middle of the night because i was scared of zombies

Answer 2

'Midnight' refers specifically to 12:00 PM or 24:00.

'Middle of the night' is more of a general term and speaks of some time in the night. For example, some time inbetween 11:00 PM and 2:00 AM.

Answer 3

Midnight = 12:00 AM (Specifically).

"Middle of the night" is a vague / non-specific term...something between say 12:00 am and 4:00 am. (it's a general term, people define "middle" differently).

Answer 4

any  second   AFTER  midnight.. is   mourning..AM..

middle of the night..  is  between  6:00pm..and.. 12:00am

Answer 5

Midnight is exact while the middle of the night is a broad statement. Two minutes to midnight means just that, it's 2 minutes until 12. I got home in the middle of the night just means it was very late .

Answer 6

"Midnight" is specifically 12:00am. "The middle of the night" can be used for any time after midnight, really. "He woke me up in the middle of the night!" could refer to being woken up at 3:00am.

You might want to think of it this way:

"Midnight" is the middle of the night.

"The middle of the night" is sometime during the night.

I hope that helps!

Answer 7

midnight  -  12 o' clock at  night

middle  of  the  night  -  non  specific (  u  sleep  between  10  pm  to  7am.  so  anywhere  between  12  o  clock  -  4 o'clock  can  be  middle  of  the  night

Cinderella  had  to  leave the  party  before  midnight.

The students  rushed  out  of  the  dormitory  as  the  fire  alarm  went  off  in  the  middle  of  the  night.

Answer 8

The clock struck midnight one minute after 11:59 PM.

Sometime during the middle of the night I awoke in a cold sweat.

Answer 9

Midnight is 12:00 am.

Middle of the night is anywhere from 11:00pm to 5:00 am.

Because people have already given you a few sentences with other answeres I'm not going to bother.

Answer 10

Midnight is always 12am. or 00.00 * Big Ben strikes 12 times at midnight*

Middle of the night is usually late at night when most people are asleep.

*The phone rung at 2 am, I wondered who would be calling in the middle of the night*

Answer 11

midnight refers to the time =  12:00am

the middle of the night could be anytime during the course of the night 1, 2, 3 etc.

He came home at midnight. = He came home at 12:00am

He came home in the middle of the night. = He came home sometime during the night.

Answer 12

midnight is just naming a specific time. middle of the night is anytime in the middle of the night (could be midnight, could be 1 or 2 am!)  

Answer 13

Midnight is an actual time - 12 pm (or is it am) The middle of the night is flexible generally some where near the middle of sunset to sunrise

Answer 14

Midnight is a specific time, 12:00am. The middle of the night just means some time when most people sleep. Like, I had an appointment at  midnight. And, I couldn't sleep last night I woke up a lot in the middle of the night. Hope I helped.  

Answer 15

Midnight is 12 AM, or in military time 2400. It is one minute after 11:59 PM. Middle of the night is less specific. Someone might consider waking at 0200 (2 AM) due to a bad dream "waking in the middle of the night".

Answer 16

Midnight is exactly 12:00, the exact middle of the night. Middle of the night is any time around 12:00.

Meet me at the tree at midnight.

For middle of the night you would say "We cant leave now its the middle of the night."