26984 words

evening

3 definitions • 11 examples
1
the part of the day between the end of the afternoon and night:

Examples:

a chilly evening
evening off I work in a restaurant and only get one evening off a week.
Thank you for such an enjoyable evening.
on Friday evenings I always go to see a movie on Friday evenings.
in the evenings In the evenings, I like to relax.
this evening I'm working late this evening.
tomorrow evening What are you doing tomorrow evening?
all evening It poured down all evening and most of the night as well.
in the evening What time do you usually get home in the evening?
2
a friendly way of greeting someone when you meet them in the evening:

Examples:

Evening, Tom! Where are you off to?
3
the part of the day between the afternoon and the night:

Examples:

[ C ] We always go to the movies on Friday evenings.

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