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• present participle of even.

evening

American  

[eev-ning] / ˈiv nɪŋ /

noun

• evenings
  plural

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.

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adjective

1. of or relating to evening.

   The evening sky shone with stars.

2. occurring or seen in the evening.

   the evening mist.

evening British  

/ 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

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evening Idioms  

1. see good day (evening).

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• evenings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of evening

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

Explanation

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." Some people define the evening as the time after dinner and before bedtime, and you can also use the word to talk figuratively about the final part of something else: "It was the evening of his life." The Old English root of evening is ǣfnung, "the time around sunset."

Example Sentences

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evening evenings

The county’s library director, Skye Patrick, told The Times Thursday evening that they were bracing for “complete mayhem.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

On a recent Friday evening at a Westchester yacht club, roughly a dozen choppers flew by in a two-hour stretch as members sipped rum cocktails on a waterside deck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

On Thursday evening Garvaghy Road residents met to discuss the Orange Order's application to parade down the road.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

For your evening enjoyment, my colleagues have some ideas about what to focus on instead.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

It’s just six in the evening when we all gather at the kitchen table.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Over six evenings, the program chronologically follows the tragedy, from the moment of the attacks through the years that followed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

The Hollywood Bowl felt a little forlorn Tuesday night after four long evenings of boisterous 18,000-strong crowds showing L.A.’s many-splendored love for Gustavo Dudamel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

On summer evenings, the streets are thronged with people spilling out onto the sidewalk to enjoy a pint and take a rare break from complaining about the weather.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Remembrance vigils are also planned in London on Sunday and Monday evenings.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

We wanted to surprise them when they came home, so we frequented the public dump on early Saturday evenings to look for discarded paint and linoleum to brighten the inside of our house.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez