sunset
The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizonThe moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
» We could see the sunset from the window.
Wir konnten den Sonnenuntergang vom Fenster aus sehen. — MUIRIEL
Мы могли наблюдать закат через это окно. — sigavax
З вікна нам було видно захід сонця. — aandrusiak
Swift · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
at sunset
Sonnenuntergang
захо́д со́лнцаzaxód sólnca, зака́тzakát, заря́zarjá
за́хід со́нцяzáxid sóncja
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
(countable, uncountable)The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
Sonnenuntergang, Abendrot
захо́д со́лнцаzaxód sólnca, зака́тzakát, заря́
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The final period of the life of a person or thing.
one's sunset years
Lebensabend
зака́тzakát
(attributive, countable, uncountable)A set termination date.
The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.
(countable, uncountable)The region where the sun sets; the west.
Examples
278 sentencesWe could see the sunset from the window.
З вікна нам було видно захід сонця. — aandrusiak
ruМы могли наблюдать закат через это окно. — sigavax
deWir konnten den Sonnenuntergang vom Fenster aus sehen. — MUIRIEL
What time is sunset?
О котрій заходить сонце? — triantafillou
ruВо сколько заход солнца? — marafon
deWann ist Sonnenuntergang? — Yorwba
I love sunsets.
Я обожнюю захід сонця. — deniko
ruЯ люблю закаты. — odexed
deIch liebe Sonnenuntergänge. — Yorwba
What a beautiful sunset!
Який чудовий захід сонця! — deniko
ruКакой красивый закат! — Wadimiy
deWas für ein schöner Sonnenuntergang! — MUIRIEL
What a beautiful sunset.
Який чудовий захід сонця. — deniko
ruКакой красивый закат. — Selena777
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio AmaFrom Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.
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Forms
plural: sunsetsSynonyms
9 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- watch the sunset
- a beautiful sunset
- beautiful sunset
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.