evening

Plural

evenings

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The time of day between afternoon and night.

   • Toward evening, there was heavy rain.
   • I met my wife on a summer's evening in 1999.

2. 2.The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.

   • It was very cold that evening.
   • Tom takes a walk with the kids every evening.
   • We left in the evening.

3. 3.A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.

   • It was the evening of the Roman Empire.
   • The latter [locomotive] had worked on the Hampton Court branch for many years, and was spending the evening of its life in the West Country.

4. 4.A party or gathering held in the evening.

   • A few Gorllewin Cymru/West Wales Branch members attended an evening at the Dragon Hotel, Swansea, titled Photographic Techniques in Industry.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.present participle and gerund of even

2. 2.present participle and gerund of evene

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Everyday conversation

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General reading & writing

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Literature

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Word family

• even