Definition of evening in English:

evening

noun ˈiːv(ə)nɪŋˈivnɪŋ

1The period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime.
it was seven o'clock in the evening
as modifier the evening meal
Example sentencesExamples
- The flowers open wide in the sun and close in the evening.
- The people inside the taxi, look hopeful anticipating a good bargain and a fleshy nutritious meal in the evening.
- When I was doing the play I was tiring and absolutely using up all of my resources but it was a two hour period in the evening and then it was finished.
- Then allocate work to do in all your free periods and in the evening.
- Fasting all day and eating a meal in the evening actually puts on weight.
- They had only one meal in the evening consisting of fermented barkbiter roots and gruel.
- However, 9 pm is a bit early, especially if a family is out for a meal in the evening.
- Depending on the time of year and the work schedule, the main meal may be served at midday or in the evening.
- In the evening rush hour, four young women were injured in a lightning strike in Hyde Park, central London.
- Make sure you take provisions for when the main site closes in the evening, because the camp site then becomes a festival in itself.
- A complete food service was provided late in the evening after night flying.
- A meeting was held in the facility's clubhouse later in the evening after offices had closed.
- Fortunately for us, it rained heavily in the evening so the bars closed quite early for the night and we managed to get some sleep.
- The course will be held in the evening and will run over a period of 10 weeks.
- Everyone then comes together for a nice meal in the evening and we're all in bed by 10 pm catching up on our sleep.
- Except for short exercise periods in the evening the prisoners were confined to their individual cells for the first three days.
- I know in Darwen our police station closes down in the evening and there's no police at night time.
- Many cultures eat the main meal at midday and have a light meal in the evening.
- Traffic was diverted on to minor roads, causing tailbacks in the evening rush-hour as workers made their way home.
- They are having a sit-down meal for 30 and a disco in the evening before leaving for a honeymoon in Cornwall.
Synonyms
night, late afternoon, end of day, close of day
twilight, dusk, nightfall, sunset, sundown
literary eve, even, eventide, evenfall, gloaming
1. 1.1 An evening characterized by a particular event or activity.
  some pubs hold Irish music evenings
  Example sentencesExamples
  Trosley's next event, an evening of Russian folk music round a campfire, is taking place on Saturday.
  I lay awake for hours that night trying to make sense of the evening's events.
  The event was an evening of entertainment focusing on the legacy the outgoing Bishop of Manchester will leave.
  A few blocks away stood the object of the evening's activities: the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
  Lying in Morgan's double bed, their heads inches apart, Dawn thinks over the evening's events.
  This evening's event in the Kings Hall is already sold out.
  However, there were no major blazes and the ambulance service did not report any serious incidents as a result of the evening's events.
  Get a guided tour around this beautiful house, visit the gift shop or look out for events such as ghost evenings throughout the year.
  The disc is too propulsive to be background music, but too modest to be your evening's main event.
  The evening's events will include dinner and a casino night for all attendees.
  There have been reports of women at parties who wake up wearing no clothes and with no memory of the previous evening's events.
  The après match comedians kept the ball rolling before the main event of the evening.
  There was one unfortunate event of the evening, however, and it involved bad eyesight and a stone dog!
  For everyone, Ramada's Iftar evenings remain a unique event of special food items.
  All were delighted with the great evening where music was played and all relaxed in a most homely and wonderful atmosphere.
  The 100 back seemed to serve as a great warm-up for her main event of the evening.
  Many friends, and customers turned up for the event and a great evening was had by all.
  I thought about it for a while, tried to remember the events of the evening, it was patchy at best.
  Perhaps the most memorable social event is the karaoke evening at the Hotel Seedorf.
  The other big give away about the fantastic nature of the evening's events was the presence of so many of Polly's media idols.
2. 1.2as modifier Prescribed by fashion as suitable for relatively formal social events held in the evening.
  a couple in evening dress
  Example sentencesExamples
  People dressed in formal evening attire made their way to the entrance of the center.
  I thought these evening outfits were pretty interesting and geometrical.
  She was dressed in her most beautiful evening dress, bought especially for the occasion.
  For evening functions long dresses and evening gloves were worn by the women and dinner suits by the men.
  The only real flash of colour in the whole production was the evening dress wore by Lady Macbeth as she plots murder with her husband.
  He also braided black mink with satin ribbons for the casually elegant evening capes and throws.
  You don't want to be wearing spectacles with a black velvet evening dress.
  Lace is very popular on its own or as trimming - expect to see it worn during the day and used as an overlay for evening dresses.
  She's wearing a revealing evening dress and proceeds to drape herself over various parts of the car's anatomy.
  All the ladies wore evening dress - they had been helped to make their own.
  It may be the height of Viliad fashion, but it's not exactly human evening dress.
  She is wearing a low-cut black evening dress, he a dinner suit.
  It is thought that a long silk column evening dress, cut beautifully, may be her choice of wedding outfit.
  Dinner in Ta Cenc is a formal event, so Anne should pack an evening dress.
  The matron of honour wore a strapless evening dress in gold, and carried calla lilies.
  So you see, it's possible to get and wear beautiful evening shoes without suffering.
  If you decide on the tuxedo, then get your hands on a slick pair of evening dress shoes.
  These were virtually court occasions, and guests indeed wore court dress, not evening dress.
  Jim watched them, each dressed in fancy evening clothes and still reeking of alcohol.
  Exiting his bathroom, he saw his brother lounging against the door jamb of his room in full evening dress.

adverb ˈiːv(ə)nɪŋˈivnɪŋ

informal

In the evening; every evening.
Saturday evenings he invariably fell asleep
Example sentencesExamples
- She was a popular, outgoing woman who enjoyed line dancing classes several evenings a week.
- On average, they work five evenings a week and work with four ‘punters’ a night.
- So some evenings and sometimes on the weekends we'd go to the movies or a cafe together.
- We would all gather at the local church three evenings a week and walk between nine and twelve miles a night.
- We only see each other a couple of evenings a week properly so this week has been an absolute dream!
- A temporary Saturday job or a couple of evenings a week in a pub can bring in enough to make the effort worthwhile.
- His wife goes out most evenings and no longer makes any secret of her affairs.
- People who know the victim said he could be seen having a drink in town pubs most Friday and Saturday evenings and usually walked home alone.
- Newrad runs a club two evenings a week for children over seven years at which the youngsters work towards their Kingfisher Award.
- But a couple of evenings a week he works as a male chaperone, wining and dining women who pay for his company.
- Regular duties at my parish of residence occupied a couple of evenings a week.
- Qualified tutors will be engaged to assist with homework two evenings each week.
- The patients can listen to the six resident DJs entertaining and taking requests on three evenings a week.
- The duration of the course is five weeks and classes are held two evenings a week, Tuesday and Thursday.
- The centre, which will be open four evenings a week and at weekends, will also provide childcare.

exclamation ˈiːv(ə)nɪŋˈivnɪŋ

informal

short for good evening

Origin

Old English ǣfnung 'dusk falling, the time around sunset', from ǣfnian 'approach evening', from ǣfen (see even²).

Definition of evening in US English:

evening

nounˈivnɪŋˈēvniNG

1The period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime.
it was seven o'clock in the evening
as modifier the evening meal
Example sentencesExamples
- Many cultures eat the main meal at midday and have a light meal in the evening.
- The course will be held in the evening and will run over a period of 10 weeks.
- A meeting was held in the facility's clubhouse later in the evening after offices had closed.
- However, 9 pm is a bit early, especially if a family is out for a meal in the evening.
- Except for short exercise periods in the evening the prisoners were confined to their individual cells for the first three days.
- They had only one meal in the evening consisting of fermented barkbiter roots and gruel.
- In the evening rush hour, four young women were injured in a lightning strike in Hyde Park, central London.
- Make sure you take provisions for when the main site closes in the evening, because the camp site then becomes a festival in itself.
- The people inside the taxi, look hopeful anticipating a good bargain and a fleshy nutritious meal in the evening.
- The flowers open wide in the sun and close in the evening.
- They are having a sit-down meal for 30 and a disco in the evening before leaving for a honeymoon in Cornwall.
- Depending on the time of year and the work schedule, the main meal may be served at midday or in the evening.
- Fasting all day and eating a meal in the evening actually puts on weight.
- Everyone then comes together for a nice meal in the evening and we're all in bed by 10 pm catching up on our sleep.
- When I was doing the play I was tiring and absolutely using up all of my resources but it was a two hour period in the evening and then it was finished.
- Traffic was diverted on to minor roads, causing tailbacks in the evening rush-hour as workers made their way home.
- Then allocate work to do in all your free periods and in the evening.
- I know in Darwen our police station closes down in the evening and there's no police at night time.
- A complete food service was provided late in the evening after night flying.
- Fortunately for us, it rained heavily in the evening so the bars closed quite early for the night and we managed to get some sleep.
Synonyms
night, late afternoon, end of day, close of day
1. 1.1 Evening characterized by a specified type of activity or particular weather conditions.
  they could have a relaxing evening
  Example sentencesExamples
  A few blocks away stood the object of the evening's activities: the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
  Many friends, and customers turned up for the event and a great evening was had by all.
  There have been reports of women at parties who wake up wearing no clothes and with no memory of the previous evening's events.
  The evening's events will include dinner and a casino night for all attendees.
  The disc is too propulsive to be background music, but too modest to be your evening's main event.
  All were delighted with the great evening where music was played and all relaxed in a most homely and wonderful atmosphere.
  The other big give away about the fantastic nature of the evening's events was the presence of so many of Polly's media idols.
  Perhaps the most memorable social event is the karaoke evening at the Hotel Seedorf.
  There was one unfortunate event of the evening, however, and it involved bad eyesight and a stone dog!
  However, there were no major blazes and the ambulance service did not report any serious incidents as a result of the evening's events.
  This evening's event in the Kings Hall is already sold out.
  I lay awake for hours that night trying to make sense of the evening's events.
  The après match comedians kept the ball rolling before the main event of the evening.
  Trosley's next event, an evening of Russian folk music round a campfire, is taking place on Saturday.
  The event was an evening of entertainment focusing on the legacy the outgoing Bishop of Manchester will leave.
  I thought about it for a while, tried to remember the events of the evening, it was patchy at best.
  Lying in Morgan's double bed, their heads inches apart, Dawn thinks over the evening's events.
  Get a guided tour around this beautiful house, visit the gift shop or look out for events such as ghost evenings throughout the year.
  For everyone, Ramada's Iftar evenings remain a unique event of special food items.
  The 100 back seemed to serve as a great warm-up for her main event of the evening.
2. 1.2as modifier Prescribed by fashion as suitable for relatively formal social events held in the evening.
  a couple in evening dress
  Example sentencesExamples
  You don't want to be wearing spectacles with a black velvet evening dress.
  He also braided black mink with satin ribbons for the casually elegant evening capes and throws.
  The matron of honour wore a strapless evening dress in gold, and carried calla lilies.
  She is wearing a low-cut black evening dress, he a dinner suit.
  The only real flash of colour in the whole production was the evening dress wore by Lady Macbeth as she plots murder with her husband.
  Lace is very popular on its own or as trimming - expect to see it worn during the day and used as an overlay for evening dresses.
  These were virtually court occasions, and guests indeed wore court dress, not evening dress.
  She's wearing a revealing evening dress and proceeds to drape herself over various parts of the car's anatomy.
  I thought these evening outfits were pretty interesting and geometrical.
  All the ladies wore evening dress - they had been helped to make their own.
  She was dressed in her most beautiful evening dress, bought especially for the occasion.
  Jim watched them, each dressed in fancy evening clothes and still reeking of alcohol.
  People dressed in formal evening attire made their way to the entrance of the center.
  It may be the height of Viliad fashion, but it's not exactly human evening dress.
  So you see, it's possible to get and wear beautiful evening shoes without suffering.
  It is thought that a long silk column evening dress, cut beautifully, may be her choice of wedding outfit.
  Dinner in Ta Cenc is a formal event, so Anne should pack an evening dress.
  Exiting his bathroom, he saw his brother lounging against the door jamb of his room in full evening dress.
  For evening functions long dresses and evening gloves were worn by the women and dinner suits by the men.
  If you decide on the tuxedo, then get your hands on a slick pair of evening dress shoes.

adverbˈivnɪŋˈēvniNG

eveningsinformal

In the evening; every evening.
Saturday evenings he invariably fell asleep
Example sentencesExamples
- Regular duties at my parish of residence occupied a couple of evenings a week.
- Newrad runs a club two evenings a week for children over seven years at which the youngsters work towards their Kingfisher Award.
- We would all gather at the local church three evenings a week and walk between nine and twelve miles a night.
- People who know the victim said he could be seen having a drink in town pubs most Friday and Saturday evenings and usually walked home alone.
- A temporary Saturday job or a couple of evenings a week in a pub can bring in enough to make the effort worthwhile.
- She was a popular, outgoing woman who enjoyed line dancing classes several evenings a week.
- Qualified tutors will be engaged to assist with homework two evenings each week.
- So some evenings and sometimes on the weekends we'd go to the movies or a cafe together.
- The duration of the course is five weeks and classes are held two evenings a week, Tuesday and Thursday.
- The centre, which will be open four evenings a week and at weekends, will also provide childcare.
- The patients can listen to the six resident DJs entertaining and taking requests on three evenings a week.
- His wife goes out most evenings and no longer makes any secret of her affairs.
- On average, they work five evenings a week and work with four ‘punters’ a night.
- We only see each other a couple of evenings a week properly so this week has been an absolute dream!
- But a couple of evenings a week he works as a male chaperone, wining and dining women who pay for his company.

exclamationˈivnɪŋˈēvniNG

informal

short for good evening

Origin

Old English ǣfnung ‘dusk falling, the time around sunset’, from ǣfnian ‘approach evening’, from ǣfen (see even).

单词	evening
释义	Definition of evening in English: evening noun ˈiːv(ə)nɪŋˈivnɪŋ 1The period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime. it was seven o'clock in the evening as modifier the evening meal Example sentencesExamples The flowers open wide in the sun and close in the evening. The people inside the taxi, look hopeful anticipating a good bargain and a fleshy nutritious meal in the evening. When I was doing the play I was tiring and absolutely using up all of my resources but it was a two hour period in the evening and then it was finished. Then allocate work to do in all your free periods and in the evening. Fasting all day and eating a meal in the evening actually puts on weight. They had only one meal in the evening consisting of fermented barkbiter roots and gruel. However, 9 pm is a bit early, especially if a family is out for a meal in the evening. Depending on the time of year and the work schedule, the main meal may be served at midday or in the evening. In the evening rush hour, four young women were injured in a lightning strike in Hyde Park, central London. Make sure you take provisions for when the main site closes in the evening, because the camp site then becomes a festival in itself. A complete food service was provided late in the evening after night flying. A meeting was held in the facility's clubhouse later in the evening after offices had closed. Fortunately for us, it rained heavily in the evening so the bars closed quite early for the night and we managed to get some sleep. The course will be held in the evening and will run over a period of 10 weeks. Everyone then comes together for a nice meal in the evening and we're all in bed by 10 pm catching up on our sleep. Except for short exercise periods in the evening the prisoners were confined to their individual cells for the first three days. I know in Darwen our police station closes down in the evening and there's no police at night time. Many cultures eat the main meal at midday and have a light meal in the evening. Traffic was diverted on to minor roads, causing tailbacks in the evening rush-hour as workers made their way home. They are having a sit-down meal for 30 and a disco in the evening before leaving for a honeymoon in Cornwall. Synonyms night, late afternoon, end of day, close of day twilight, dusk, nightfall, sunset, sundown literary eve, even, eventide, evenfall, gloaming 1.1 An evening characterized by a particular event or activity. some pubs hold Irish music evenings Example sentencesExamples Trosley's next event, an evening of Russian folk music round a campfire, is taking place on Saturday. I lay awake for hours that night trying to make sense of the evening's events. The event was an evening of entertainment focusing on the legacy the outgoing Bishop of Manchester will leave. A few blocks away stood the object of the evening's activities: the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Lying in Morgan's double bed, their heads inches apart, Dawn thinks over the evening's events. This evening's event in the Kings Hall is already sold out. However, there were no major blazes and the ambulance service did not report any serious incidents as a result of the evening's events. Get a guided tour around this beautiful house, visit the gift shop or look out for events such as ghost evenings throughout the year. The disc is too propulsive to be background music, but too modest to be your evening's main event. The evening's events will include dinner and a casino night for all attendees. There have been reports of women at parties who wake up wearing no clothes and with no memory of the previous evening's events. The après match comedians kept the ball rolling before the main event of the evening. There was one unfortunate event of the evening, however, and it involved bad eyesight and a stone dog! For everyone, Ramada's Iftar evenings remain a unique event of special food items. All were delighted with the great evening where music was played and all relaxed in a most homely and wonderful atmosphere. The 100 back seemed to serve as a great warm-up for her main event of the evening. Many friends, and customers turned up for the event and a great evening was had by all. I thought about it for a while, tried to remember the events of the evening, it was patchy at best. Perhaps the most memorable social event is the karaoke evening at the Hotel Seedorf. The other big give away about the fantastic nature of the evening's events was the presence of so many of Polly's media idols. 1.2as modifier Prescribed by fashion as suitable for relatively formal social events held in the evening. a couple in evening dress Example sentencesExamples People dressed in formal evening attire made their way to the entrance of the center. I thought these evening outfits were pretty interesting and geometrical. She was dressed in her most beautiful evening dress, bought especially for the occasion. For evening functions long dresses and evening gloves were worn by the women and dinner suits by the men. The only real flash of colour in the whole production was the evening dress wore by Lady Macbeth as she plots murder with her husband. He also braided black mink with satin ribbons for the casually elegant evening capes and throws. You don't want to be wearing spectacles with a black velvet evening dress. Lace is very popular on its own or as trimming - expect to see it worn during the day and used as an overlay for evening dresses. She's wearing a revealing evening dress and proceeds to drape herself over various parts of the car's anatomy. All the ladies wore evening dress - they had been helped to make their own. It may be the height of Viliad fashion, but it's not exactly human evening dress. She is wearing a low-cut black evening dress, he a dinner suit. It is thought that a long silk column evening dress, cut beautifully, may be her choice of wedding outfit. Dinner in Ta Cenc is a formal event, so Anne should pack an evening dress. The matron of honour wore a strapless evening dress in gold, and carried calla lilies. So you see, it's possible to get and wear beautiful evening shoes without suffering. If you decide on the tuxedo, then get your hands on a slick pair of evening dress shoes. These were virtually court occasions, and guests indeed wore court dress, not evening dress. Jim watched them, each dressed in fancy evening clothes and still reeking of alcohol. Exiting his bathroom, he saw his brother lounging against the door jamb of his room in full evening dress. adverb ˈiːv(ə)nɪŋˈivnɪŋ informal In the evening; every evening. Saturday evenings he invariably fell asleep Example sentencesExamples She was a popular, outgoing woman who enjoyed line dancing classes several evenings a week. On average, they work five evenings a week and work with four ‘punters’ a night. So some evenings and sometimes on the weekends we'd go to the movies or a cafe together. We would all gather at the local church three evenings a week and walk between nine and twelve miles a night. We only see each other a couple of evenings a week properly so this week has been an absolute dream! A temporary Saturday job or a couple of evenings a week in a pub can bring in enough to make the effort worthwhile. His wife goes out most evenings and no longer makes any secret of her affairs. People who know the victim said he could be seen having a drink in town pubs most Friday and Saturday evenings and usually walked home alone. Newrad runs a club two evenings a week for children over seven years at which the youngsters work towards their Kingfisher Award. But a couple of evenings a week he works as a male chaperone, wining and dining women who pay for his company. Regular duties at my parish of residence occupied a couple of evenings a week. Qualified tutors will be engaged to assist with homework two evenings each week. The patients can listen to the six resident DJs entertaining and taking requests on three evenings a week. The duration of the course is five weeks and classes are held two evenings a week, Tuesday and Thursday. The centre, which will be open four evenings a week and at weekends, will also provide childcare. exclamation ˈiːv(ə)nɪŋˈivnɪŋ informal short for good evening Origin Old English ǣfnung 'dusk falling, the time around sunset', from ǣfnian 'approach evening', from ǣfen (see even²). Definition of evening in US English: evening nounˈivnɪŋˈēvniNG 1The period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime. it was seven o'clock in the evening as modifier the evening meal Example sentencesExamples Many cultures eat the main meal at midday and have a light meal in the evening. The course will be held in the evening and will run over a period of 10 weeks. A meeting was held in the facility's clubhouse later in the evening after offices had closed. However, 9 pm is a bit early, especially if a family is out for a meal in the evening. Except for short exercise periods in the evening the prisoners were confined to their individual cells for the first three days. They had only one meal in the evening consisting of fermented barkbiter roots and gruel. In the evening rush hour, four young women were injured in a lightning strike in Hyde Park, central London. Make sure you take provisions for when the main site closes in the evening, because the camp site then becomes a festival in itself. The people inside the taxi, look hopeful anticipating a good bargain and a fleshy nutritious meal in the evening. The flowers open wide in the sun and close in the evening. They are having a sit-down meal for 30 and a disco in the evening before leaving for a honeymoon in Cornwall. Depending on the time of year and the work schedule, the main meal may be served at midday or in the evening. Fasting all day and eating a meal in the evening actually puts on weight. Everyone then comes together for a nice meal in the evening and we're all in bed by 10 pm catching up on our sleep. When I was doing the play I was tiring and absolutely using up all of my resources but it was a two hour period in the evening and then it was finished. Traffic was diverted on to minor roads, causing tailbacks in the evening rush-hour as workers made their way home. Then allocate work to do in all your free periods and in the evening. I know in Darwen our police station closes down in the evening and there's no police at night time. A complete food service was provided late in the evening after night flying. Fortunately for us, it rained heavily in the evening so the bars closed quite early for the night and we managed to get some sleep. Synonyms night, late afternoon, end of day, close of day 1.1 Evening characterized by a specified type of activity or particular weather conditions. they could have a relaxing evening Example sentencesExamples A few blocks away stood the object of the evening's activities: the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Many friends, and customers turned up for the event and a great evening was had by all. There have been reports of women at parties who wake up wearing no clothes and with no memory of the previous evening's events. The evening's events will include dinner and a casino night for all attendees. The disc is too propulsive to be background music, but too modest to be your evening's main event. All were delighted with the great evening where music was played and all relaxed in a most homely and wonderful atmosphere. The other big give away about the fantastic nature of the evening's events was the presence of so many of Polly's media idols. Perhaps the most memorable social event is the karaoke evening at the Hotel Seedorf. There was one unfortunate event of the evening, however, and it involved bad eyesight and a stone dog! However, there were no major blazes and the ambulance service did not report any serious incidents as a result of the evening's events. This evening's event in the Kings Hall is already sold out. I lay awake for hours that night trying to make sense of the evening's events. The après match comedians kept the ball rolling before the main event of the evening. Trosley's next event, an evening of Russian folk music round a campfire, is taking place on Saturday. The event was an evening of entertainment focusing on the legacy the outgoing Bishop of Manchester will leave. I thought about it for a while, tried to remember the events of the evening, it was patchy at best. Lying in Morgan's double bed, their heads inches apart, Dawn thinks over the evening's events. Get a guided tour around this beautiful house, visit the gift shop or look out for events such as ghost evenings throughout the year. For everyone, Ramada's Iftar evenings remain a unique event of special food items. The 100 back seemed to serve as a great warm-up for her main event of the evening. 1.2as modifier Prescribed by fashion as suitable for relatively formal social events held in the evening. a couple in evening dress Example sentencesExamples You don't want to be wearing spectacles with a black velvet evening dress. He also braided black mink with satin ribbons for the casually elegant evening capes and throws. The matron of honour wore a strapless evening dress in gold, and carried calla lilies. She is wearing a low-cut black evening dress, he a dinner suit. The only real flash of colour in the whole production was the evening dress wore by Lady Macbeth as she plots murder with her husband. Lace is very popular on its own or as trimming - expect to see it worn during the day and used as an overlay for evening dresses. These were virtually court occasions, and guests indeed wore court dress, not evening dress. She's wearing a revealing evening dress and proceeds to drape herself over various parts of the car's anatomy. I thought these evening outfits were pretty interesting and geometrical. All the ladies wore evening dress - they had been helped to make their own. She was dressed in her most beautiful evening dress, bought especially for the occasion. Jim watched them, each dressed in fancy evening clothes and still reeking of alcohol. People dressed in formal evening attire made their way to the entrance of the center. It may be the height of Viliad fashion, but it's not exactly human evening dress. So you see, it's possible to get and wear beautiful evening shoes without suffering. It is thought that a long silk column evening dress, cut beautifully, may be her choice of wedding outfit. Dinner in Ta Cenc is a formal event, so Anne should pack an evening dress. Exiting his bathroom, he saw his brother lounging against the door jamb of his room in full evening dress. For evening functions long dresses and evening gloves were worn by the women and dinner suits by the men. If you decide on the tuxedo, then get your hands on a slick pair of evening dress shoes. adverbˈivnɪŋˈēvniNG eveningsinformal In the evening; every evening. Saturday evenings he invariably fell asleep Example sentencesExamples Regular duties at my parish of residence occupied a couple of evenings a week. Newrad runs a club two evenings a week for children over seven years at which the youngsters work towards their Kingfisher Award. We would all gather at the local church three evenings a week and walk between nine and twelve miles a night. People who know the victim said he could be seen having a drink in town pubs most Friday and Saturday evenings and usually walked home alone. A temporary Saturday job or a couple of evenings a week in a pub can bring in enough to make the effort worthwhile. She was a popular, outgoing woman who enjoyed line dancing classes several evenings a week. Qualified tutors will be engaged to assist with homework two evenings each week. So some evenings and sometimes on the weekends we'd go to the movies or a cafe together. The duration of the course is five weeks and classes are held two evenings a week, Tuesday and Thursday. The centre, which will be open four evenings a week and at weekends, will also provide childcare. The patients can listen to the six resident DJs entertaining and taking requests on three evenings a week. His wife goes out most evenings and no longer makes any secret of her affairs. On average, they work five evenings a week and work with four ‘punters’ a night. We only see each other a couple of evenings a week properly so this week has been an absolute dream! But a couple of evenings a week he works as a male chaperone, wining and dining women who pay for his company. exclamationˈivnɪŋˈēvniNG informal short for good evening Origin Old English ǣfnung ‘dusk falling, the time around sunset’, from ǣfnian ‘approach evening’, from ǣfen (see even).
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