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sunset

//ˈsʌnˌsɛt//

Noun

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

Verb

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

Note for sunset

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Forms

Noun

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

Plural
sunsets

Verb

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

present (v1)
sunset
past (v2)
sunsetted
past participle (v3)
sunsetted
present participle
sunsetting
3rd person singular
sunsets

Definitions

Noun

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

  1. 1.The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.

  2. 2.The final period of the life of a person or thing.

    • 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.
  3. 3.A set termination date.

    • The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.
  4. 4.The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.

Verb

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

  1. 1.To phase out.

    • We’ll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.
    • Here’s what you need to know about Amazon’s decision to sunset its older e-readers and tablets, and what that means for you.
    • Last December, Yahoo announced plans to “sunset” more well-known services, including the pioneering social bookmarking service del.icio.us.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4950

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set.

In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.

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