Evening

  • 11evening — eve|ning1 W1S1 [ˈi:vnıŋ] n [: Old English; Origin: Afnung, from Afen evening ] 1.) [U and C] the early part of the night between the end of the day and the time you go to bed ▪ I do most of my studying in the evening . ▪ I m usually out on Friday …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12evening — I UK [ˈiːvnɪŋ] / US [ˈɪvnɪŋ] noun Word forms evening : singular evening plural evenings *** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the part of the day between the end of the afternoon and night, including the time when the sun goes down We spend most… …

    English dictionary

  • 13evening — eve|ning1 [ ivnıŋ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the part of the day between the end of the afternoon and night, including the time when the sun goes down: We spend most evenings reading or listening to music. on Monday/Tuesday etc. evening: I… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14evening — 1 / i:vnIN/ noun 1 (C, U) the early part of the night between the end of the day and the time you go to bed: We always go swimming on Friday evenings. | in the evening: Mick often goes to the pub in the evening. | for the evening: I m going out… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15evening — n. & int. n. 1 the end part of the day, esp. from about 6 p.m. to bedtime (this evening; during the evening; evening meal). 2 this time spent in a particular way (had a lively evening). 3 a time compared with this, esp. the last part of a person… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 16evening — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: 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 Date: before 12th century 1. a. the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 17evening — n. 1) in the evening; (AE) evenings (he works in the evening; or AE: he works evenings) 2) on a certain evening (on that evening) * * * [ iːvnɪŋ] (AE) evenings (he works in the evening; or AE: he works evenings) in the evening on a certain… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 18evening — /eev ning/, n. 1. the latter part of the day and early part of the night. 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… …

    Universalium

  • 19evening*/*/*/ — [ˈiːvnɪŋ] noun [C/U] I the part of the day between the end of the afternoon and night We spend most evenings reading or listening to music.[/ex] I ll see you on Monday evening, OK?[/ex] We usually go to the cinema on Thursday evenings (= every… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 20evening — /ˈivnɪŋ / (say eevning) noun 1. the latter part of the day and the early part of the night. 2. the period from sunset to bedtime. 3. any concluding or declining period: the evening of life. 4. an evening s reception or entertainment. 5. Qld the… …