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

Noun

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

Adjective

of or in the evening: the evening meal [Old English ǣfnung]

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), (poetic) gloaming Scot. (poetic) e'en (archaic), (poetic) close of day, crepuscule, even, evo Austral. (slang)

Translations

evening [ˈiːvnɪŋ] n → tarde f (= dusk); atardecer m (= night); noche f;

in the evening → por la tarde;

this evening → esta tarde or noche;

tomorrow/yesterday evening → mañana/ayer por la tarde or noche

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evening [ˈiːvnɪŋ] n → soir m;

(as duration, event) → soirée f;

in the evening → le soir;

this evening → ce soir;

tomorrow/yesterday evening → demain/hier soir

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evening [ˈiːvnɪŋ] n → Abend m;

in the evening → abends, am Abend;

this evening → heute Abend;

tomorrow/yesterday evening → morgen/gestern Abend

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evening [ˈiːvnɪŋ] n → sera;

(as duration, event) → serata;

in the evening → la sera;

this evening → stasera, questa sera;

tomorrow/yesterday evening → domani/ieri sera

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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; 저녁의 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 ehtoo soir בְּעֲרוֹב יְמֵי- अंतिम बेला suton života (az élet) alkonya senja ævikvöld; lokaskeið tramonto 晩年 말기 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 iltapuku tenue de soirée תִּלבּוֹשֶת עֶרֶב संध्याकालीन पहने जाने वाली पोशाक večernja haljina estélyi öltözet/ruha pakaian sore kvöldklæðnaður abito da sera 夜会服 (남녀용) 야회복 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 (부인용) 야회복 vakarinė suknelė vakarkleita gaun malam avondjurk aftenkjole wieczorowa suknia vestido de noite/?de baile?, de gala? 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