evening

Pronunciation

• enPR: ēv'nĭng
• IPA ^(key): /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
• SAMPA: /"i:vnIN/

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Noun

Singular evening

Plural evenings

The sun sets in the evening

1. (countable & uncountable) Evening is the time, late in the day just before or after sun sets.

   We eat a big meal in the evening.

Related words

• good evening

Verb

Plain form even

Third-person singular evens

Past tense evened

Past participle evened

Present participle evening

1. The present participle of even.