eveningnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈiːv.nɪŋ/us/ˈiːv.nɪŋ/A1 the part of the day between the end of the afternoon and night:
a chilly evening
I work in a restaurant and only get one evening off a week.
Thank you for such an enjoyable evening.
I always go to see a movie on Friday evenings.
In the evenings, I like to relax.
I'm working late this evening.
What are you doing tomorrow evening?
It poured down all evening and most of the night as well.
What time do you usually get home in the evening?
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- He earns some extra cash by working in a bar in the evening.
- Shall we go to the movies this evening?
- A glass of wine in the evening helps me to unwind after work.
- Mum doesn't let us watch television for more than two hours an evening.
- Many pupils have extra classes in the evenings or at weekends.
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Days & times of day
- afternoon
- afternoons
- am
- at the crack of dawn idiom
- bedtime
- circadian
- crepuscular
- last orders
- lighting-up time
- local time
- lunch hour
- lunchtime
- office hours
- opening time
- overnight
- playtime
- pm
- rush hour
- twilit
- watershed
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eveningexclamation
uk/ˈiːv.nɪŋ/us/ˈiːv.nɪŋ/informala friendly way of greeting someone when you meet them in the evening:
Evening, Tom! Where are you off to this evening?
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good evening
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Welcoming, greeting & greetings
- afternoon
- air kiss
- air kiss
- aloha
- bye
- ciao
- good afternoon
- good evening
- goodbye
- greeting
- happy
- hooroo
- pump sb's hand idiom
- receive
- reception
- see/catch you later! idiom
- shake
- so long idiom
- stranger
- wotcha
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