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evenings

American  
[eev-ningz] / ˈiv nɪŋz /

adverb

  1. in or during the evening regularly.

    She worked days and studied evenings.


evenings British  
/ ˈiːvnɪŋz /

adverb

  1. informal in the evening, esp regularly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of evenings

First recorded in 1865–80


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Go Greek is a big favorite of ours, and it’s crazy busy in the evenings, but it’s definitely worth waiting for.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

He added that knowing island life really helped, especially as he said most shops on Anglesey shut at 19:00 and he would end up eating a Pot Noodle in the evenings.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

He spent some evenings going over it, then consulted Japanese patent engineer Satoshi Tomokiyo, who maintains an online list of unsolved ciphers, to verify it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

On Friday evenings, hundreds of people gather at Ponysaurus Brewing Co., a trendy spot in Durham, North Carolina, to savor its craft beers and cocktails, hardly the place you’d expect a school to open.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

IT WAS TWO evenings later, near the time when the lightbulb usually flickered off, that the cell door banged open and a guard strode in.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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