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Evening

noun/ˈiːvnɪŋ/
Definition
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
a later concluding time period
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˈiːvnɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/ˈiːvnɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˈiːvnɪŋ/
3 syllables Say it as /ˈiːvnɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
“he enjoyed the evening light across the lake”
nouna later concluding time period
“it was the evening of the Roman Empire”
nounthe early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way
“an evening at the opera”
verbmake level or straight
“level the ground”
verbbecome even or more even
“even out the surface”
verbmake even or more even
Word Forms
levelnounindicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
levellernouna radical who advocates the abolition of social distinctions
levelernouna radical who advocates the abolition of social distinctions
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Abend
der spätere Teil des Tages (der Zeitraum mit abnehmendem Tageslicht vom späten Nachmittag bis zum Einbruch der Dunkelheit)
🇫🇷French
soirée
la dernière partie de la journée (la période où la lumière du jour diminue de la fin de l'après-midi jusqu'à la tombée de la nuit)
🇪🇸Spanish
noche
la última parte del día (el período de disminución de la luz del día desde el final de la tarde hasta el anochecer)
🇮🇹Italian
sera
l'ultima parte della giornata (il periodo in cui la luce del giorno diminuisce dal tardo pomeriggio fino al tramonto)
🇳🇱Dutch
avond
het laatste deel van de dag (de periode van afnemend daglicht van laat in de middag tot het vallen van de avond)
🇵🇹Portuguese
noite
a última parte do dia (o período de diminuição da luz do dia desde o final da tarde até o anoitecer)
🇷🇺Russian
вечер
вторая половина дня (период уменьшения светового дня с конца дня до наступления темноты)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
शाम
दिन का उत्तरार्ध (दोपहर से लेकर रात होने तक दिन के उजाले में कमी की अवधि)
🇧🇩Bengali
সন্ধ্যা
দিনের শেষের অংশ (বিকালের শেষ থেকে রাত পর্যন্ত দিনের আলো কমার সময়কাল)
🇮🇳Tamil
மாலை
நாளின் பிற்பகுதி (பிற்பகல் முதல் இரவு வரை பகல் வெளிச்சம் குறையும் காலம்)
🇮🇳Telugu
సాయంత్రం
రోజు చివరి భాగం (మధ్యాహ్నం నుండి రాత్రి పొద్దుపోయే వరకు పగటి వెలుతురు తగ్గుతుంది)
🇮🇳Marathi
संध्याकाळ
दिवसाचा शेवटचा भाग (दिवसाचा प्रकाश कमी होण्याचा कालावधी दुपारपासून रात्रीपर्यंत)
🇮🇳Gujarati
સાંજ
દિવસનો ઉત્તરોત્તર ભાગ (મોડી બપોરથી સાંજ સુધી દિવસના પ્રકાશમાં ઘટાડો થવાનો સમયગાળો)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಂಜೆ
ದಿನದ ಕೊನೆಯ ಭಾಗ (ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದಿಂದ ರಾತ್ರಿಯ ತನಕ ಹಗಲು ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗುವ ಅವಧಿ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
വൈകുന്നേരം
പകലിൻ്റെ അവസാന ഭാഗം (ഉച്ചകഴിഞ്ഞ് മുതൽ രാത്രിയാകുന്നത് വരെ പകൽ വെളിച്ചം കുറയുന്ന കാലയളവ്)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸ਼ਾਮ
ਦਿਨ ਦਾ ਪਿਛਲਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ (ਦੇਰ ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਤੋਂ ਰਾਤ ਪੈਣ ਤੱਕ ਦਿਨ ਦੀ ਰੌਸ਼ਨੀ ਘਟਣ ਦੀ ਮਿਆਦ)
🇵🇰Urdu
شام
دن کا آخری حصہ (دن کی روشنی کے کم ہونے کا دورانیہ دوپہر کے آخر سے رات ہونے تک)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
晚上
一天的后半段(从下午晚些时候到夜幕降临,日照逐渐减少的时期)
🇯🇵Japanese
夕方
一日の後半(午後遅くから夜まで日照時間が減少する期間)
🇰🇷Korean
저녁
오후(늦은 오후부터 해질녘까지 일광이 감소하는 기간)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
buổi tối
phần sau của ngày (khoảng thời gian ánh sáng ban ngày giảm dần từ chiều muộn cho đến khi màn đêm buông xuống)
🇹🇭Thai
ตอนเย็น
ช่วงหลังของวัน (ช่วงที่แสงกลางวันลดลงตั้งแต่บ่ายแก่ๆ ถึงค่ำ)
🇮🇩Indonesian
malam
bagian akhir hari (periode berkurangnya siang hari dari sore hingga malam hari)
🇵🇭Filipino
gabi
huling bahagi ng araw (ang panahon ng pagbaba ng liwanag ng araw mula hapon hanggang gabi)
🇲🇾Malay
petang
bahagian akhir hari (tempoh berkurangan siang hari dari lewat petang hingga malam)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مساء
الجزء الأخير من النهار (فترة تناقص ضوء النهار من وقت متأخر بعد الظهر حتى حلول الليل)
🇮🇷Persian
عصر
قسمت آخر روز (دوره کاهش نور روز از اواخر بعد از ظهر تا شب)
🇹🇷Turkish
akşam
günün ikinci kısmı (öğleden sonradan akşam karanlığına kadar gün ışığının azaldığı dönem)
🇮🇱Hebrew
עֶרֶב
החלק האחרון של היום (התקופה של ירידה באור היום משעות אחר הצהריים המאוחרות ועד רדת הלילה)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'evening'?
The primary meaning of 'evening' is 'the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'evening' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'evening' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'evening' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'evening' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'evening' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'evening' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'evening' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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