What does evening mean?
Definitions for evening
ˈiv nɪŋevening
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word evening.
Princeton's WordNet
evening, eve, even, eventidenoun
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
"he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
eveningnoun
a later concluding time period
"it was the evening of the Roman Empire"
eveningnoun
the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way
"an evening at the opera"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Eveningnoun
The close of the day; the beginning of night.
Etymology: æfen, Saxon; avend, Dutch.
I shall fall
Like a bright exhalation in the evening,
And no man see me more. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.The devil is now more laborious than ever, the long day of mankind drawing fast towards an evening, and the world’s tragedy and time near at an end. Walter Raleigh, Hist. of the World.
Mean time the sun descended from the skies,
And the bright evening star began to rise. John Dryden, Æn.It was a sacred rule among the Pythagoreans, that they should every evening thrice run over the actions and affairs of the day. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind, p. i.
Wikipedia
Evening
Evening is the period of a day that starts at the end of the afternoon and overlaps with the beginning of night. The exact times when evening begins and ends depend on location, time of year, and culture, but it is generally regarded as beginning when the Sun is low in the sky and lasting until the end of twilight. Depending on the speaker, it may start as early as 5 p.m. and to last until night. It may be used colloquially to include the last waning afternoon shortly before sunset.
ChatGPT
evening
Evening refers to the period of time between late afternoon and night, typically spanning from late afternoon or early evening until late evening or dusk. It is characterized by the declining daylight and the transition towards darkness or nighttime. The specific timing of evening can vary depending on cultural, regional, or personal perspectives. Evening is commonly associated with winding down, relaxation, and activities such as socializing, dining, or engaging in leisurely pursuits after the day's work or responsibilities have been completed.
Webster Dictionary
Evening
of Even
Eveningnoun
the latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sum
Eveningnoun
the latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory
Etymology: [AS. fnung. See even, n., and cf. Eve.]
Wikidata
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 a few 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" 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.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Evening
ēv′ning, n. the close of the daytime: the decline or end of life: an evening party or gathering.—ns. Ev′enfall, early evening, twilight; Eve′ning-dress, the dress worn by ladies and gentlemen at evening parties; Eve′ning-prim′rose, a species of Œnothera, native of Virginia, but now naturalised in many parts of Europe on river-banks, in thickets, &c.—eaten after dinner it incites to wine-drinking; Eve′ning star, applied to Venus, when seen in the west setting soon after the sun; Ev′ensong, evening prayer, the Anglican form appointed to be said or sung at evening: the time proper for such; Ev′entide, the time of evening, evening. [A.S. ǽfnung, from ǽfen, even.]
Editors Contribution
evening
A specific known time of day.
Summer evenings are beautiful to be outdoors listening to the birds in the garden.
Submitted by MaryC on April 5, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'evening' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #731
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'evening' in Written Corpus Frequency: #766
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'evening' in Nouns Frequency: #260
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of evening in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of evening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of evening in a Sentence
Texas Republican Rep. Pete Sessions:
Tonight I join the people of Dallas, Texas, in praying for the safety of the Dallas Police Officers and all who are in the downtown are this evening.
Neil returned to Jakarta late Thursday evening and is now with the prosecutor. He will likely return to prison on Friday.
It speaks to the changes in campaigns since the last time Jeb Bush ran for office. It used to be you make a comment like that ; by evening you put out your statement, and the statement ends up in the same story. That whole thing on women's health issues swept around the world before the campaign retracted it, the speed at which things travel is probably new to him. You learn that when you're running, especially in the presidential cycle. All of this serves to make him look a little out of touch.
Police Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha:
We had our first release of a deceased person, official release last evening.
This evening, they returned to Washington with their father, David Cook, and stepmother, Helen Cook, after being reunited in Mexico earlier today.
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- aandAfrikaans
- مساءArabic
- axşamAzerbaijani
- увечар, вечарBelarusian
- вечерBulgarian
- সন্ধ্যাBengali
- vespre, tardaCatalan, Valencian
- суьйреChechen
- soumrak, večerCzech
- noswaith, noson, hwyrWelsh
- aftenDanish
- AbendGerman
- δειλινό, εσπέρα, βράδυGreek
- vesperoEsperanto
- tarde, crepúsculo, nocheSpanish
- õhtuEstonian
- شب, ایوار, عصر, شامPersian
- iltaFinnish
- aftan, kvøldFaroese
- soir, crépuscule, soiréeFrench
- jûntiid, jûnWestern Frisian
- tráthnónaIrish
- feasgarScottish Gaelic
- fastyrManx
- ערבHebrew
- विकाल, शामHindi
- esteHungarian
- իրիկուն, երեկոArmenian
- vesperoIdo
- kveld, kvöld, aftannIcelandic
- seraItalian
- 夜, 晩年, 夕方, 日暮れJapanese
- საღამოGeorgian
- unnukKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- ល្ងាចKhmer
- 저녁Korean
- vesperLatin
- ຍາມແລງLao
- vakarasLithuanian
- vakars, rietsLatvian
- harivaMalagasy
- ahiahiMāori
- вечерMacedonian
- үдэшMongolian
- petangMalay
- għaxija, filgħaxijaMaltese
- ညနေခင်းBurmese
- avondDutch
- kveldNorwegian
- iʼííʼą́Navajo, Navaho
- soir, ser, seirOccitan
- zmierzch, wieczórPolish
- tarde, anoitecerPortuguese
- sera, seira, sairaRomansh
- searăRomanian
- закат жизни, вечер, ве́черRussian
- सायंकाल, संध्याSanskrit
- sero, seraSardinian
- је̏се̄н, veče, jesen, вечер, вече, večerSerbo-Croatian
- večerSlovak
- večérSlovene
- maneruShona
- mbrëmjeAlbanian
- kväll, aftonSwedish
- jioniSwahili
- సాయంకాలం, సాయంత్రంTelugu
- เย็นThai
- agşamTurkmen
- suare, akşamTurkish
- ئاخشامUyghur, Uighur
- вечірUkrainian
- شام, وكالUrdu
- oqshomUzbek
- buổi chiều, buổi tốiVietnamese
- soarVolapük
- אָוונטYiddish
- 晚Chinese
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