evenings

[ eev-ningz ]
/ ˈiv nɪŋz /

adverb

in or during the evening regularly: She worked days and studied evenings.

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Origin of evenings

First recorded in 1865–80

Words nearby evenings

evening primrose oil, evening school, evening star, evening stock, evening watch, evenings, evenki, evens, evensong, event, event horizon

Definition for evenings (2 of 2)

evening
[ eev-ning ]
/ ˈiv nɪŋ /

noun

adjective

of or relating to evening: The evening sky shone with stars.
occurring or seen in the evening: the evening mist.

Origin of evening

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

SYNONYMS FOR evening

1 eventide, dusk, twilight, gloaming, nightfall.
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Words related to evenings

even, decline, dim, dusk, eve, dark, nightfall, sundown, eventide, close, twilight, sunset, duskiness, black

Example sentences from the Web for evenings

British Dictionary definitions for evenings (1 of 2)

evenings
/ (ˈiːvnɪŋz) /

adverb

informal in the evening, esp regularly

British Dictionary definitions for evenings (2 of 2)

evening
/ (ˈiːvnɪŋ) /

noun

the latter part of the day, esp from late afternoon until nightfall
the latter or concluding periodthe evening of one's life
the early part of the night spent in a specified wayan evening at the theatre
an entertainment, meeting, or reception held in the early part of the night
Southern US and British dialect the period between noon and sunset
(modifier) of, used, or occurring in the eveningthe evening papers
See also evenings

Word Origin for evening

Old English ǣfnung; related to Old Frisian ēvend, Old High German āband
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Idioms and Phrases with evenings

evening

see good day (evening).

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