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Meaning of "good evening" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GOOD EVENING

good evening


WHAT DOES GOOD EVENING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Greeting

Greeting is an act of communication in which human beings intentionally make their presence known to each other, to show attention to, and to suggest a type of relationship or social status between individuals or groups of people coming in contact with each other. Greetings sometimes are used just prior to a conversation or to greet in passing, such as on a sidewalk or trail. While greeting customs are highly culture and situation-specific and may change within a culture depending on social status and relationship, they exist in all known human cultures. Greetings can be expressed both audibly and physically, and often involve a combination of the two. This topic excludes military and ceremonial salutes but includes rituals other than gestures. A greeting can also be expressed in written communications, such as letters and emails. Some epochs and cultures have had very elaborate greeting rituals, for example, greeting of a sovereign. Conversely, secret societies have often furtive or arcane greeting gestures and rituals, such as a secret handshake, which allow members to recognize each other.

Definition of good evening in the English dictionary

The definition of good evening in the dictionary is a conventional expression of greeting or farewell used in the evening.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOOD EVENING

good afternoon · good and · good and proper · Good Book · good cholesterol · good day · good egg · good faith · Good Friday · good hair · Good Hope · good housekeeper · Good King Henry · good looks · good morning · good name · Good Neighbor Policy · good night · good offices · good oil

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOOD EVENING

awakening · beginning · christening · evening · fastening · frightening · gardening · grand opening · happening · life-threatening · listening · opening · screening · sharpening · shortening · strengthening · thickening · threatening · tightening · whitening · widening

Synonyms and antonyms of good evening in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «good evening» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF GOOD EVENING

Find out the translation of good evening to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of good 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 «good evening» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

晚上好
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

buenas tardes
570 millions of speakers
en

English

good evening
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

गुड इवनिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مساء الخير
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

добрый вечер
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

boa noite
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

শুভ সন্ধ্যা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

bonsoir
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

selamat petang
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

guten Abend
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

こんばんわ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

저녁인사로 안녕하세요
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Apik sore
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tốt buổi tối
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மாலை வணக்கம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

शुभ संध्या
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

iyi akşamlar
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

buonasera
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

dobry wieczór
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

добрий вечір
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

bună seara
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλό βράδυ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

goeie aand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

god kväll
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

god kveld
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of good evening

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOOD EVENING»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of good evening
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «good evening».

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOOD EVENING»

Discover the use of good evening in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to good evening and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Good Evening Mrs. Craven: The Wartime Stories of Mollie ...
Originally published in The New Yorker, Mollie Panter-Downes was the voice of England during the Second World War.
Mollie Panter-Downes, 2008
2
Good Evening, Vietnam: The Aftermath of an Unknown Journey
Synopsis: The dramatic novel Good Evening, Vietnam is a love story interrupted by war.
Hoa Minh Truong, 2012
3
Good Evening Mr. and Mrs. America, and All the Ships at Sea
America opens in Washington, DC, in 1964, just after the Kennedy assassination, telling the story of Walter Marshall, an idealistic 19-year-old who lives with his widowed mother and studies to be a journalist like his hero, Edward R. Murrow ...
Richard Bausch, 2008
4
Good Evening, Central Laundromat
These are the questions plaguing Cameron Delco as he struggles to get to the bottom of a bizarre mystery that begins with a fortune-teller in a late night Laundromat and ends somewhere inside a dusty lint trap.
Jason Heroux, 2010
5
Hutchings' Illustrated California Magazine
James Mason Hutchings. GOOD EVENING! Good evening, all I good evening! The hoar of rest has come; Good evening to the joyful group, Within onr happy home. Good evening to the blessed ones, That sit around the hearth, By that old ...
James Mason Hutchings, 1861
6
News for Everyman: Radio and Foreign Affairs in Thirties America
Swing, "Good Evening!", p. 47; Raymond E. Swing, "How Germany was Forced into War," [Chicago, 1914], Germanistic Society of Chicago, Pamphlets Dealing with the War in Europe No. 3. 10. MBS broadcast, October 18, 1939, Box 8, Swing ...
David Holbrook Culbert, 1976
7
The Shawm: Library of Church Music: Embracing about One ...
GOOD MORNING, OR GOOD EVENING. it- morninq sono. Evening Sono. Good morning, good morn Good ev - 'ning, good ev - ing, good morn - ing, good morn ' ning, good ev - 'ning, good av - •ng, 'ning, good good morn - ev ing, good 'ning, ...
William Batchelder Bradbury, George Frederick Root, Thomas Hastings, 1853
8
Burmese Days
'Good evening to you, madam, good evening, good evening! Most honoured to make your acquaintance, madam! Very sweltering is the weather these days, is not? But seasonable for April. Not too much you are suffering from prickly heat, ...
George Orwell, 2004
9
Grimm's fairy tales: With illustrations by E[dward] H[enry] ...
Just as he reached home it was suffocated. “ Good evening, mother.” “Good evening, Hans. Where have you been ?” “To Grethel's.” “And what did you take to her 2” “I took nothing; she gave to me.” “And what did Grethel give you.” “A goat.
Jacob Grimm, 1857
10
Pronunciation for Advanced Learners of English Teacher's Book
David Brazil. UNIT 5 LISTENING FOR MEANING Er . . . good evening. Er . . . good evening to one and all. Welcome to our February meeting. Erm . . . and welcome of course to our ... to our regular members and attenders and several faces er .
David Brazil, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOOD EVENING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term good evening is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Interview: Kane Thornton
KANE THORNTON, CEO, CLEAN ENERGY COUNCIL: Good evening, Emma. EMMA ALBERICI: Now, as the peak body, are you pleased to ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
2
Planting hope
On May 8 she wrote: “Good evening Paul – excellent news! I'm pleased to report that the seed is being actively harvested … to allow them to dry out properly it ... «The Age, Jul 15»
3
Francis closes Latin America trip in Paraguay with massive rally for …
When the Popemobile arrived, and Francis had greeted the people with his habitual “Good evening”, there was a colourful dance number with ... «The Tablet, Jul 15»
4
All That Dance stars; Help Dobes; Pumpkin show; BEN Column, July …
Good evening! —. Maybe a special ceremony in memory of the late George Yolich at this year's Invitational. —. "Congrats to Miss Kate and to ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
5
ERIC FRAZIER: Vote to take down flag shows state's true colors
A place where it's still bad form to pass an elderly stranger on the street without saying "Good afternoon" or "Good evening," or at least nodding in respect. «San Angelo Standard Times, Jul 15»
6
New member from Texas
Good evening, everyone! I'm Justin and I'm in the military. I do a lot of traveling and I'm about to move to Connecticut. I'm originally from Texas ... «BeerAdvocate.com, Jul 15»
7
2 North Miami shootings leave 4 injured
GOOD EVENING, CHEYENNE. NO WORD TONIGHT STILL AT THIS POINT ON IF POLICE OFFICERS ARE SEARCHING FOR JUST ONE ... «Local 10, Jul 15»
8
Two year Anniversary of the Holmes Drive Explosion
"Good evening everyone, I'm John Thomas, the time is now 5:30 on Friday the 12, 2013, Kristin Diaz is here with your weather." The sound of a ... «KIII TV3, Jul 15»
9
AFC Bournemouth: Dancing, yoga and a fashion faux pas... Steve …
We weren't expecting to go so it was a good evening for us. On the television it doesn't always look fake but when you see it up close, you can ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
10
Final prep underway for Gov. Walker's presidential announcement
MAX SEIGLE JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE. MAX: GOOD EVENING. RIGHT NOW, THE FINAL PRACTICE STILL GOING ON. WORK IS GOING ... «WISN Milwaukee, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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