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I'd rather win two or three, lose one, win two or three more. I'm a great believer in things evening out. If you win a whole bunch in a row, somewhere along the line you're going to lose some too.
Walt Alston

Meaning of "evening" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EVENING

Old English ǣfnung; related to Old Frisian ēvend, Old High German āband.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EVENING

evening  [ˈiːvnɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EVENING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Evening is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EVENING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

evening

Evening

Evening in its primary meaning is the period of the day between afternoon and night. Though the term is subjective, evening is typically understood to begin 30 minutes to six hours before sunset, when temperatures begin to fall, and lasts until just after nightfall, when complete darkness has been reached. In layman's terms, the evening can range anywhere from four o'clock to nine. In the vernacular of at least parts of the rural Southern United States and in some British dialects, "evening" /ˈiːvnɪn/ is used to mean "afternoon", as the main meal of the day, dinner, traditionally has occurred at midday. While the exact meaning of the word in this sense is subject to interpretation, "evening" in the South usually has been thought of as beginning at about noon and extending roughly until sunset or suppertime. Evening in Dandi Beach, Maharashtra, India...

Definition of evening in the English dictionary

The first definition of evening in the dictionary is the latter part of the day, esp from late afternoon until nightfall. Other definition of evening is the latter or concluding period. Evening is also the early part of the night spent in a specified way.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EVENING


award-winning
əˈwɔːdˌwɪnɪŋ
beginning
bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ
cleaning
ˈkliːnɪŋ
early-evening
ˌɜːlɪˈiːvnɪŋ
learning
ˈlɜːnɪŋ
leavening
ˈlɛvnɪŋ
listening
ˈlɪsnɪŋ
meaning
ˈmiːnɪŋ
mining
ˈmaɪnɪŋ
morning
ˈmɔːnɪŋ
opening
ˈəʊpənɪŋ
planning
ˈplænɪŋ
remaining
rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ
running
ˈrʌnɪŋ
stunning
ˈstʌnɪŋ
training
ˈtreɪnɪŋ
tuning
ˈtjuːnɪŋ
turning
ˈtɜːnɪŋ
warning
ˈwɔːnɪŋ
winning
ˈwɪnɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EVENING

even-steven
even-stevens
even-tempered
evenement
evener
evenfall
evening class
evening dress
evening gown
evening meal
evening newspaper
evening paper
Evening Prayer
evening prayers
evening primrose
evening primrose oil
evening star
evening stock
evening wear
evenings

WORDS THAT END LIKE EVENING

awakening
christening
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fastening
frightening
gardening
grand opening
happening
life-threatening
lightening
screening
sharpening
shortening
strengthening
the top of the morning
thickening
threatening
tightening
weakening
whitening
widening

Synonyms and antonyms of evening in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EVENING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «evening» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of evening

Translation of «evening» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EVENING

Find out the translation of evening to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of evening from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «evening» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

晚间
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

noche
570 millions of speakers

English

evening
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शाम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَساء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вечер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

noite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সন্ধ্যা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Petang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

저녁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sore
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buổi tối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாயங்காலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संध्याकाळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

akşam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wieczór
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вечір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

seară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βράδι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kväll
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kveld
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of evening

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EVENING»

The term «evening» is very widely used and occupies the 3.530 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EVENING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «evening» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «evening» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about evening

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10 QUOTES WITH «EVENING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word evening.
1
Chris Van Allsburg
As much as I'd like to meet the tooth fairy on an evening walk, I don't really believe it can happen.
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Walt Alston
I'd rather win two or three, lose one, win two or three more. I'm a great believer in things evening out. If you win a whole bunch in a row, somewhere along the line you're going to lose some too.
3
Mary Antin
In the evening of the first day my father conducted us to the public baths.
4
Thomas Arnold
One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity of life seems out of place. At midday the sun may burn, and men labor under it; but the morning and evening should be alike calm and cheerful.
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Annie Baker
I was raised by a single psychologist mother and we spent every evening sitting at the kitchen table and dissecting our emotions and speculating about the inner life of everyone we knew.
6
Paul D. Boyer
During my early years at Minnesota I conducted an evening enzyme seminar.
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Sydney Brenner
I lived at home and I cycled every morning to the railway station to travel by train to Johannesburg followed by a walk to the University, carrying sandwiches for my lunch and returning in the evening the same way.
8
Kevin Brownlow
I was sent to boarding school - a grim place. The only good thing the headmaster did for us was every Sunday evening in the winter he would show us films in the chapel. He couldn't afford a sound projector, so we saw silent films, which you could then still rent from photographic shops.
9
Simon Callow
Very often my weekends are spent performing on Saturday, on stage in the afternoon and again in the evening.
10
Thomas P. Campbell
My day starts at 8 in the morning. I have meetings through the day into the evening and very often dinners and benefits at night. This is nonstop.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EVENING»

Discover the use of evening in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to evening and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Evening
Now, with Evening, she gives us her most ambitious novel, a work of surpassing beauty. During a summer weekend on the coast of Maine, at the wedding of her best friend, Ann Grant fell in love. She was twenty-five.
Susan Minot, 2010
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I Hate To See That Evening Sun Go Down: Collected Stories
A collection of stories by the author of Provinces of Night features such characters as a paperhanger who may have killed a foreign customer's child, a man who witnesses a manhunt behind his home, and a woman who mentally cheats on her ...
William Gay, 2003
3
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Book: The Complete Guide for ...
In this book, he shows not only how Adobe Photoshop Lightroom works but also why it will become an essential part of any photographer’s workflow.” —Greg Gorman, photographer
Martin Evening, 2012
4
The Garden of Evening Mists: A Novel
But the Garden of Evening Mists remains a place of mystery. Who is Aritomo and how did he come to leave Japan? And is the real story of how Yun Ling managed to survive the war perhaps the darkest secret of all?
Tan Twan Eng, 2012
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Bridal Couture: Fine Sewing Techniques for Wedding Gowns and ...
Gives instructions for making four different kinds of bridal gowns, with a portfolio of the author's creations, and tips on choosing fabrics and gown construction
Susan Khalje, 1997
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Deciding What's News: A Study of CBS Evening News, NBC ...
"Herbert J. Gans is the Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology at Columbia University." --Book Jacket.
Herbert J. Gans, 1979
7
Masham Means Evening
As Canada prepares to bring its troops home for good, Masham Means Evening is a poetry collection that takes the reader inside army camps, convoys, schools, markets, and villages, charting a young female soldier's tour through Canada's war ...
Kanina Dawson, 2013
8
Hope for Each Day Morning and Evening Devotions
Leading inspirational author and pastor Billy Graham shares words of wisdom and inspiration for hope-filled living every morning and evening. Billy Graham has touched millions of lives by sharing the truth of the gospel.
Billy Graham, 2012
9
Evening Train
Poems address the nature of faith, the beauty of nature, the horrors of war, and the pain and tenderness of love Evening Train, Denise Levertov's new collection of poetry, is her twenty-first book with New Directions and one of her best.
Denise Levertov, 1993
10
A Zhukov Evening
"A Zhukov Evening" is a post-Cold War epic.
Cameron Hoover, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EVENING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term evening is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rainy Thursday evening ahead | Weather - KOAT Home
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —There is a good chance storms will kick in late Thursday afternoon and evening in central New Mexico. CLICK HERE ... «KOAT Albuquerque, Jul 15»
2
Adam's Thursday Evening Forecast - Your4State.com
Good Thursday evening, everyone! We've had quite an active afternoon and evening, with much of the 4 State region under a tornado watch ... «WHAG, Jul 15»
3
Miss USA 2015: See all 51 contestants in evening gown | NOLA.com
Miss Michigan USA 2015 Rashontae Wawrzyniak walks in the evening gown portion of the Miss USA Preliminaries held at the Baton Rouge ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
4
Wednesday evening downpours swamp waterlogged Washington …
Waves of rain that tracked through the region Wednesday evening dumped another 0.5-3 inches of rain in the District and points south. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Your Thursday Evening Briefing - The New York Times
Your Wednesday Evening Briefing JULY 8, 2015 · Your Tuesday Evening Briefing JULY 7, 2015 · Your Monday Evening Briefing JULY 6, 2015. «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Pop-up showers this evening, fog overnight
This evening: Breezy, with pop-up showers still around to the south, closer to the Ohio River, Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist Eric Elwell ... «WHIO, Jul 15»
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Crerand: Moyes lacked Van Gaal's personality at Manchester United …
Manchester Evening News. Facebook: Manchester Evening News · Manchester City FC News · Manchester United FC News; Newsletters: Get ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
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Community invited to attend Evening of Hope - Portland Tribune
Clear your calendar Saturday night and don't let anything keep you from attending the Evening of Hope at Millennium Plaza Park in Lake ... «Portland Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Leeds burger voted fifth best in UK by TripAdvisor - Yorkshire …
Try the Yorkshire Evening Post app for 30 days free! View the ... Search for Yorkshire Evening Post in your Android or iOS app store today. «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
10
PM Update: Showers diminish this evening, not as hot on Friday with …
A few light showers could still move through later, but otherwise we're pretty much done with any rain of significance this evening. Original Post. «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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