Evening meaning in English
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Definition
an evening: a part of the day between the afternoon and the night
I'm going to be receiving an important call later this evening. It should be between 8 PM and 11 PM.
(There is a party on Friday) evening: (There is a party on Friday) night, eve
Pronunciation examples
UK: It's best to call me in the evening after six.
US: We enjoyed an evening of rap music with "Daddy G".
Examples
- "Icarus also got very sunburnt and spent the evening in the hospital with minor facial burns."
- "Devoted husband and father of three, Verne Calahan, was found walking down the road near his home in Somerset, Kentucky early yesterday evening."
- "First, make it clear in your invitation how smart the evening is going to be: "smart", "casual", "smart-casual", etc. Second, it is not usually polite to ask your guests to bring anything to dinner."
- "I will be flying on Lucky Duck Air (flight number: LUK 7453), and arriving in Hong Kong Wednesday evening at 9.45pm. My reservations, at the Shangri-La Hotel, are from Wednesday until the following Tuesday."
- "Enjoy the evening."
- "Harold : That's quite enough of that for one evening."
- "I just don't have time to look for an apartment with all the environmental work that I do in the evenings."
- "Ah, in the evening?"
- "I am comfortable in high-pressure situations, and I work well both independently and within a team. In addition to my secretarial and research skills, I am an experienced event planner, having arranged Bingo Night for three consecutive years, one of the government's most popular evenings."
- "I'll give you a ring Friday evening (local time) after we break the fast with the traditional meal of rice and vegetables."
- "Dr. Badguy : Why don't you come to my villa Thursday evening around 7:30?"
- "I'm free every evening after 7:00 pm, and all day Saturday and Sunday."
- "Announcer : It's a calm evening and the General is relaxing in front of a fire with his favourite monkey, Giuseppe."
- "He ate at your restaurant last Friday evening (June 23rd), accompanied by three of his colleagues, who were lucky enough to escape in good health."
- "Warbuckle : I think I do... You want me to find... a "lady" for the evening?"
- "I will meet you Thursday evening at the factory, at 6.00 PM. Don't worry about bothering the employees, they are used to working irregular hours and shifts."
- "Or perhaps you'd like to come to my book club which takes place at the same time on Tuesday evenings?"
- "Luna DeLune: Ms. DeLune is apparently training to be a part time circus-yoga instructor (a combination of yoga, clowning, and partner acrobatics), and begins her first course early Friday evening."
- "Philip : Like I've always done, with an evening of heavy drinking and some meaningless sex."
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