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evening

1 of 2

noun

eve·​ning ˈēv-niŋ How to pronounce evening (audio)
often attributive
1
a
: the latter part and close of the day and early part of the night
b
chiefly Southern US and Midland US : afternoon
c
: the period from sunset or the evening meal to bedtime
2
: the latter portion
3
: the period of an evening's entertainment

evening

2 of 2

adjective

: suitable for formal or semiformal evening social occasions
evening dress
evening clothes

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun We're going out to dinner this evening. He devotes his evenings to charity work. They left on the evening of July 26. We're looking forward to an evening at the theater. several fun-filled evenings of poker He met her in the evening of his life. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The choice to take a call in the evening and converse with a sibling over nothing in particular is entirely her responsibility. Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 Hosted by Jessica Marie Garcia and Annie Gonzalez, the evening honored George Lopez and Mayan Lopez, recent Emmy winner Colman Domingo, Wilmer Valderrama, Yvett Merino, Xolo Maridueña, Francia Raisa and Apple TV+. Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2022 The evening will be informative for Angelenos ahead of the Nov. 8 general election, which will include the runoff for the next mayor and sheriff. Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 In California, the operator that manages most of the state's power grid issued an alert Thursday calling on residents to set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher, avoid using major appliances and turn off all unnecessary lights in the evening. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 There are also activities for children, raffles and food, and the evening culminates with a large fireworks display. Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2022 But blessedly, the evening also offers something else for participants: relief from the anxiety of envelopes opening. Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 There were early pockmarks of sloppy play, but in the end, the evening sizzled with excellence, and Serena affirmed her superiority, winning, 7-6, 7-6. Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 As a team of scientists motor out off Key Biscayne, the evening seems perfect — subtle breeze, balmy water, a ruby sunset cutting through clouds. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2022
Adjective
During his flight, Trump complained on Twitter that the cable networks were not carrying the roll call (the networks also did not air pre-evening events for the Democratic convention). John Fritze, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2020 Evening temperatures slip back through the 70s with overnight lows in the low-to-mid 60s downtown, upper 50s elsewhere. Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2017 Evening procession: The Feast closes with an procession following the 8 p.m. Mass on Aug. 15. Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, 10 Aug. 2017 Evening practice brings back high school memories for some Ducks. Tyson Alger, OregonLive.com, 9 Aug. 2017 Evening entertainment runs to joining locals at the town's ever-hopping Mini Golf Club, open until someone has finally had enough. Cnt Editors, CNT, 31 May 2017 Evening session tickets are $12 for general admission and $22 for reserved seating.• Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 19 Jan. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English ǣfnung, from ǣfnian to grow toward evening, from ǣfen evening; akin to Old High German āband evening and perhaps to Greek epi on

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1782, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of evening was before the 12th century

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