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evening
[ eev-ning ]
noun
- the latter part of the day and early part of the night.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- the period from sunset to bedtime:
He spent the evenings reading.
- Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. the time between noon and sunset, including the afternoon and twilight.
- any concluding or declining period:
the evening of life.
- an evening's reception or entertainment:
Their evenings at home were attended by the socially prominent.
adjective
- of or relating to evening:
The evening sky shone with stars.
- occurring or seen in the evening:
the evening mist.
evening
/ ˈːɪŋ /
noun
- the latter part of the day, esp from late afternoon until nightfall
- the latter or concluding period
the evening of one's life
- the early part of the night spent in a specified way
an evening at the theatre
- an entertainment, meeting, or reception held in the early part of the night
- dialect.the period between noon and sunset
- modifier of, used, or occurring in the evening
the evening papers
Word History and Origins
Origin of evening1
Word History and Origins
Origin of evening1
Idioms and Phrases
see good day (evening) .Example Sentences
There is a huge bonfire on the outskirts of the city planned for Wednesday evening.
Authorities estimate that 100 people attended a vigil Sunday evening at the home of Santa Ana resident Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, 45, who was arrested and booked last week on suspicion of felony animal cruelty.
The spring edition of Bob Dylan’s "Rough and Rowdy Ways 2025" tour rolled into Kalamazoo, Michigan, on a Wednesday evening in mid-April.
Sánchez on Monday evening said 15GW of power - the equivalent to 60% of demand at that time - was "suddenly lost from the system... in just five seconds".
Several important witness statements were never taken, including those of two people who had travelled on the bus that evening and a woman who had been one of the first people on the scene.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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