evening

[ eev-ning ]

noun

1. the latter part of the day and early part of the night.

   Synonyms: nightfall, gloaming, twilight, dusk, eventide

2. the period from sunset to bedtime:

   He spent the evenings reading.

3. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. the time between noon and sunset, including the afternoon and twilight.
4. any concluding or declining period:

   the evening of life.

5. an evening's reception or entertainment:

   Their evenings at home were attended by the socially prominent.

adjective

1. of or relating to evening:

   The evening sky shone with stars.

2. occurring or seen in the evening:

   the evening mist.

evening

/ ˈiːvnɪŋ /

noun

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
5. dialect.
   the period between noon and sunset
6. modifier of, used, or occurring in the evening

   the evening papers

Word History and Origins

Origin of evening¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English ǣfnung, equivalent to ǣfn ( ian ) draw toward evening + -ung noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of evening¹

Old English ǣfnung; related to Old Frisian ēvend, Old High German āband

Idioms and Phrases

see good day (evening) .

Example Sentences

As devolution rose and fell, he was a permanent fixture on the UTV evening news programme.

From BBC

It’s the first time the group has spun off the prizes into a separate evening.

From Los Angeles Times

They spend weekends and evenings after work searching for her, and vow to go door to door until they reach every house in the San Fernando Valley to find her, Sidhu said.

From Los Angeles Times

The Associated Press called the race on Tuesday evening.

From Los Angeles Times

Seconds after Max and Mason left Mason's house at about 23:00 GMT, they were wrongly identified by the group as being responsible for bricks being thrown at a house in Hartcliffe earlier that evening.

From BBC