evening

eve·ning  (vnng)

n.

1. The period of decreasing daylight between afternoon and night.

2. The period between sunset or the evening meal and bedtime: a quiet evening at home.

3. A later period or time: in the evening of one's life.

4. Chiefly Southern U.S. The time from noon to twilight.

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[Middle English, from Old English fnung, from fnian, to become evening, from fen, evening.]

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evening [ˈiːvnɪŋ]

n

1. the latter part of the day, esp from late afternoon until nightfall

2. the latter or concluding period the evening of one's life

3. the early part of the night spent in a specified way an evening at the theatre

4. an entertainment, meeting, or reception held in the early part of the night

5. Southern US and Brit dialect the period between noon and sunset

6. (modifier) of, used, or occurring in the evening the evening papers See also evenings

[Old English ǣfnung; related to Old Frisian ēvend, Old High German āband]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	evening - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" even, eventide, eve daylight, daytime, day - the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime" guest night - an evening when members of a club or college can bring their friends as guests sundown, sunset - the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight, fall - the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
	2.	evening - a later concluding time period; "it was the evening of the Roman Empire" figure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
	3.	evening - the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way; "an evening at the opera" period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" night, nighttime, dark - the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

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evening

noun dusk (archaic), night, sunset, twilight, sundown, eve, vesper (archaic), eventide (archaic or poetic), gloaming (Scot. or poetic), e'en (archaic or poetic), close of day, crepuscule, even Finally towards late evening the carnival entered its final stage.

Quotations
"It is a beauteous evening, calm and free,"
"The holy time is quiet as a nun,"
"Breathless with adoration" [William Wordsworth It is a Beauteous Evening]
"The curfew tolls the knell of passing day" [Thomas Gray Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard]
"Let us go then, you and I"
"When the evening is spread out against the sky"
"Like a patient etherized upon a table" [T.S. Eliot Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock]

Translations

evening [ˈiːvnɪŋ]

A. N (before dark) → tarde f; (after dark) → noche f
in the evening → por la tarde/noche
this evening → esta tarde/noche
tomorrow/yesterday evening → mañana/ayer por la tarde/noche
on Sunday evening → el domingo por la tarde/noche
evening was coming on → estaba atardeciendo/anocheciendo
she spends her evenings knitting → pasa las tardes haciendo punto
good evening! (early) → ¡buenas tardes!; (after sunset) → ¡buenas noches!

B. CPD evening class N → clase f nocturna
evening dress N (woman's) → traje m de noche; (man's) → traje m de etiqueta
in evening dress (man, woman) → vestido/a de etiqueta
evening fixture N (Sport) → partido m por la noche
evening institute N → escuela f nocturna
evening match N = evening fixture evening paper N → periódico m de la tarde, vespertino m
evening performance N (Theat) → función f de noche
evening prayers NPL = evening service evening service N (Rel) → vísperas fpl, misa f vespertina
evening star N → estrella f de Venus

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evening [ˈiːvnɪŋ]

n

→ soir m
in the evening → le soir
at 6.00 in the evening → à six heures du soir
this evening → ce soir
that evening → ce soir-là
yesterday evening → hier soir
tomorrow evening → demain soir

(as duration, event) → soirée f
all evening → toute la soirée

modif [meeting] → en soirée; [flight] → du soir evening meal
evening class n → cours m du soir
to go to an evening class → prendre des cours du soir
evening dress n

(man's) → tenue f de soirée
to be in evening dress [man] → être en tenue de soirée

(woman's) → robe f de soirée, robe f du soir
in an evening dress [woman] → en robe du soir, en robe de soirée
evening gown n → robe f de soirée
evening meal n → dîner m
evening paper n → journal m du soir
evening performance n [play] → représentation f en soirée
evening primrose n → onagre f
evening primrose oil n → huile f d'onagre
evening reception n (at wedding) soirée qui se tient après la cérémonie du mariage
evening wear n → tenues fpl de soirée

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evening

n → Abend m; in the evening → abends, am Abend; this/ tomorrow/yesterday evening → heute/morgen/gestern Abend; that evening → an jenem Abend; that evening was … → jener Abend war …; on the evening of the twenty-ninth → am Abend des 29., am 29. abends; one evening as I … → eines Abends, als ich …; every Monday evening → jeden Montagabend; all evening → den ganzen Abend (lang or über); the evening of his life (liter) → sein Lebensabend

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evening:

evening class

n → Abendkurs m; to go to or take eveninges or an evening in French → einen Abendkurs in Französisch besuchen

evening dress

n (men’s) → Abendanzug m, → Gesellschaftsanzug m; (women’s) → Abendkleid nt

evening gown

n → Abendkleid nt

evening meal

n (Brit) → Abendessen nt

evening paper

n → Abendzeitung f

evening star

n → Abendstern m

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evening [ˈiːvnɪŋ]

1. n → sera; (as duration, event) → serata
in the evening → di sera, la sera
this evening → stasera, questa sera
tomorrow/yesterday evening → domani/ieri sera
on Sunday evening → domenica sera
on the evening of the 30th → la sera del 30
she spends her evenings knitting → trascorre le sue serate a fare la maglia
good evening! → buona sera!

2. adj (paper, prayers, service) → della sera; (performance) → serale

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evening [ˈiːvnɪŋ]

1. n → sera; (as duration, event) → serata
in the evening → di sera, la sera
this evening → stasera, questa sera
tomorrow/yesterday evening → domani/ieri sera
on Sunday evening → domenica sera
on the evening of the 30th → la sera del 30
she spends her evenings knitting → trascorre le sue serate a fare la maglia
good evening! → buona sera!

2. adj (paper, prayers, service) → della sera; (performance) → serale

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evening

n evening [iːvniŋ]

1 the part of the day between the afternoon and the night He leaves the house in the morning and returns in the evening; summer evenings; tomorrow evening; on Tuesday evening; early evening; (also adjective ) the evening performance. aand مَساء вечер večer(ní) aften; aften- der Abend, Abend-... βράδυ, βραδινός tarde, noche õhtu سرشب؛ شامگاه ilta soir(ée) עֶרֶב संध्या, शाम večer est(e) sore kvöld sera 夕方 저녁 vakaras, vakarinis vakars; vakara- petang avond kveld, aften wieczór anoitecer/tardinha seară вечер večer; večerný večer; večeren veče kväll, afton ตอนเย็น akşam 傍晚 вечір شام buổi tối 傍晚

2 the last part (of one's life etc) in the evening of her life. lewensaand في الجُزْءِ الأخير، المَرْحَلَه الأخيرَه край на doznívání, sklonek livsaften der Lebensabend το τέλος atardecer (elu)õhtu آخرین روزها؛ واپسین لحظات loppu soir בְּעֲרוֹב יְמֵי- अंतिम बेला suton života (az élet) alkonya senja ævikvöld; lokaskeið tramonto 晩年 (인생의) 말년 saulėlydis vakars hari tua avond mot slutten av, livskvelden, på det aller siste schyłek fim/entardecer sfârşit закат súmrak večer sumrak kväll, skymning วาระสุดท้าย ömrün son yılları 晚年 схил віку آخری وقت lúc xế chiều 晚年

evening dress

1 clothes worn for formal occasions in the evening. aanddrag لِباس المَساء الرَّسْمي вечерна рокля večerní šaty selskabstøj die Abendkleidung επίσημο ένδυμα vestido de noche (mujer); traje de etiqueta (hombre) õhturiietus لباس مهمانی های شبانه juhlapuku tenue de soirée תִּלבּוֹשֶת עֶרֶב संध्याकालीन पहने जाने वाली पोशाक večernja haljina estélyi öltözet/ruha pakaian sore kvöldklæðnaður abito da sera 夜会服 이브닝 드레스 vakariniai rūbai vakartērps pakaian formal avondkleding festantrekk, gallaantrekk strój wieczorowy (oficjalny) trajo de noite/traje de gala, traje formal ţinută de seară вечерний туалет večerné šaty večerna obleka večernja odeća högtidsdräkt, frack ชุดที่ใส่ไปงานพิธีการตอนกลางคืน smokin 晚禮服 вечірній туалет; фрак شام میں پر تکلف موقع پر پہنے جانے والا لباس áo dạ hội 晚礼服

2 a formal dress worn by a woman in the evening. aandjapon لِباس المَساء الرَّسْمي للمَرأه официална рокля večerní toaleta aftenkjole; selskabskjole das Abendkleid βραδινό ένδυμα vestido de noche õhtukleit لباس شب iltapuku robe du soir שִׂמלַת עָרָב सायंकाल का वस्त्र večernja toaleta, haljina estélyi ruha gaun malam kvöldkjóll abito/vestito da sera 夜会服 야회복 vakarinė suknelė vakarkleita gaun malam avondjurk aftenkjole wieczorowa suknia rochie de seară вечернее платье večerná toaleta večerna obleka večernja haljina aftonklänning ชุดราตรี tuvalet, giysi 女晚禮服 вечірня сукня عورتوں کا پر تکلف لباس áo dài nghi lễ 女晚礼服

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evening → مساء večer aften Abend βράδι noche ilta soir večer sera 晩 저녁 avond kveld wieczór noite вечер kväll เวลาเย็น akşam buổi tối 晚间