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3 days ago · evening in American English. (ˈivnɪŋ ) noun. 1. the last part of the day; close of the day and early part of night; period between sunset or the last meal of the day and bedtime. 2. in some parts of the South, in rural areas, and in parts of England, the period from noon through sunset and twilight. 3.
A1 [ C, U ] the part of the day between the afternoon and the night: Are you doing anything this evening? I go to band practice on Monday evenings. We usually eat our main meal in the evening. Fewer examples. Will you be home tomorrow evening? We must have a drink together one evening. If it's warm this evening, we could eat outdoors.
Check pronunciation: evening. Definition of evening noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for EVENING: afternoon, age, autumn, twilight, winter, afterlife, middle, sunset; Antonyms of EVENING: youth, springtime, adolescence, morning, dawn, daybreak, sunrise, day
The evening is the last part of the day before night falls, just when the sun is starting to go down. Most people eat dinner in the evening. The quiet, winding-down, ending part of a day is the evening — you might also call it "dusk" or "twilight."
1. the latter part of the day, esp from late afternoon until nightfall. 2. the latter or concluding period: the evening of one's life. 3. the early part of the night spent in a specified way: an evening at the theatre. 4. an entertainment, meeting, or reception held in the early part of the night.
What does the word evening mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word evening, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. evening has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. medieval history (Middle English) journalism (late 1700s) See meaning & use.
