evening

noun, often attributive eve·ning \ ˈēv-niŋ \

Updated on: 15 Apr 2018

Definition of evening

1 a : the latter part and close of the day and early part of the night

b chiefly Southern US and Midland US : afternoon

c : the period from sunset or the evening meal to bedtime

2 : the latter portion

3 : the period of an evening's entertainment

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Examples of evening in a Sentence

We're going out to dinner this evening.
He devotes his evenings to charity work.
They left on the evening of July 26.
We're looking forward to an evening at the theater.
several fun-filled evenings of poker
He met her in the evening of his life.

Recent Examples of evening from the Web

Meghan and Harry will need to pack their jackets — the midwinter season (May to July) brings chilly temperatures in the mornings and evenings.

— erin hill, PEOPLE.com, "A Royal Glamping Honeymoon? See Inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Reported Getaway," 10 Apr. 2018
Meteorologists are expecting Friday to bring some snow to the region, mostly before 3 p.m. Rain is expected to follow and continue through the evening and overnight hours.

— jaclyn reiss, BostonGlobe.com, "Here’s a day-by-day look at how terrible the weather is going to be over the next week," 5 Apr. 2018
Commuters can bring their bikes on two morning and evening rush-hour weekday trains in addition to select weekend trains.

— Post-Tribune, "Community news," 4 Apr. 2018
Between July and September, Hupp corresponded with a real estate company and on some evenings and weekends went to view properties for rent or sale, according to two of the individuals.

— Anchorage Daily News, "Top Pruitt aide at EPA also shopped for housing on his behalf," 3 Apr. 2018
Wearing a topcoat, Frederick Ordway III walked out of a snowy 1965 New York evening and back inside the Harvard Club to take a phone call.

— matt wake, AL.com, "Alabama's huge connection to '2001: A Space Odyssey'," 3 Apr. 2018
Many schools offer classes for adults and continuing education students on evenings or weekends, or even online.

— dear sam, NOLA.com, "Resist defeatism, learn how to recover (and thrive) after a layoff," 30 Mar. 2018
Forecasters expect 40-50 percent chances of precipitation in the evening and overnight hours.

— scott dance, baltimoresun.com, "Evening snow showers possible on Easter Sunday in the Baltimore region," 30 Mar. 2018
Tso is a tireless educator who can be found at school most evenings and weekends.

— Philly.com, "Lindback Foundation 2018 distinguished Philadelphia teachers," 27 Mar. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of evening

Middle English, from Old English ǣfnung, from ǣfnian to grow toward evening, from ǣfen evening; akin to Old High German āband evening and perhaps to Greek epi on

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First Known Use: before 12th century

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