evening
The time of day between afternoon and nightThe time of day between afternoon and night.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The time of day between afternoon and night.
Toward evening, there was heavy rain.
I met my wife on a summer's evening in 1999.
Abend
ве́черvéčer
ве́чірvéčir
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
(countable, uncountable)The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.
Abend
ве́черvéčer, де́ньdénʹ
ве́чірvéčir
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.
It was the evening of the Roman Empire.
Dämmerung
зака́т жи́зниzakát žízni, о́сень жи́зниósenʹ žízni
a later concluding time period
(countable, uncountable)A party or gathering held in the evening.
вечери́нкаvečerínka, суаре́suarɛ́
Examples
2225 sentencesThank you for the pleasant evening.
Дякую за гарний вечір. — rozmaita
ruСпасибо за приятный вечер. — heccele
deDanke für den angenehmen Abend. — Dejo
We arrived here in the evening.
Ми приїхали сюди ввечері. — lingvokrolik
ruМы приехали сюда вечером. — marafon
deWir sind hier abends angekommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What are you doing this evening?
Чим ти займаєшся сьогодні ввечері? — deniko
ruЧто вы делаете сегодня вечером? — marafon
deWas machst du heute Abend? — MUIRIEL
I'll call you up this evening.
Я тобі зателефоную ввечорі. — deniko
ruЯ позвоню тебе сегодня вечером. — sharptoothed
Let's give a party this evening.
Давайте влаштуємо сьогодні вечірку. — uaspeaker
ruДавайте устроим сегодня вечеринку. — Hellerick
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 4
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English evening, evenyng, from Old English ǣfnung, from ǣfnian (“to become eveFrom Middle English evening, evenyng, from Old English ǣfnung, from ǣfnian (“to become evening”), from ǣfen (“eve”) (from Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs), corresponding to even + -ing.
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Forms
plural: eveningsSynonyms
13 synonyms- the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall):eveeveneventide
- a conventional expression of greeting or farewell, used to wish someone a good evening:good evening
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
45 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- in the evening
- monday evening
- every evening
- that this evening
- tomorrow evening
- home this evening
- yesterday evening
- evenings evenings
- almost every evening
- spent the evening
- dinner this evening
- out this evening
See also
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