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Evening ˈiːvnɪŋ Time Spent Noun Bre Tomorrow Thursday

Word evening
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈiːvnɪŋ / NAmE / ˈiːvnɪŋ /
Example
  • i'll see you tomorrow evening.
  • come over on thursday evening.
  • what do you usually do in the evening?
  • she's going to her sister's for the evening.
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evening

(noun)BrE / ˈiːvnɪŋ / NAmE / ˈiːvnɪŋ /
  1. the part of the day between the afternoon and the time you go to bed
    • see also good evening
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/good-evening
    • I'll see you tomorrow evening.
    • Come over on Thursday evening.
    • What do you usually do in the evening?
    • She's going to her sister's for the evening.
    • the long winter evenings
    • the evening performance
    • Evening was falling by the time we reached the house.
  2. an event of a particular type happening in the evening
    • a musical evening at school (= when music is performed)

    Extra Examples

    • As the evening wore on, Phil became very drunk.
    • He hosted the evening in front of a celebrity audience.
    • He spent the entire evening chatting with friends.
    • Her parents were out for the evening.
    • I don’t want to ruin your evening.
    • It was early evening and very still.
    • Prospective students were invited to the school’s open evening.
    • The ball would take place the following evening.
    • The club will hold a social evening to welcome new members.
    • The orchestra opened the evening with an overture.
    • The two spent a romantic evening together.
    • We spent the evening walking around the town.
    • We started our evening by watching TV.
    • What a way to end an evening!
    • You deserve an occasional evening out.
    • a popular place to hang out on weekday evenings
    • on the evening of May 15
    • the cool evening air
    • thoroughly enjoying a quiet evening at home
    • I’ll come and see you this evening.
    • The evening performance begins at 7.30.
    • What do you usually do in the evening?

    Word Origin

    • Old English ǣfnung ‘dusk falling, the time around sunset’, from ǣfnian ‘approach evening’, from ǣfen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch avont and German Abend.
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