1 eve·ning
Pronounced:
/ˈi:vnɪŋ/
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural eve·ningsMeaning:
[count] 1 : the last part of the day and early part of the night ▪ We're going out to dinner this evening. ▪ He devotes his evenings to charity work. ▪ They left on the evening of July 26. —often used before another noun ▪ an evening walk ▪ We watched the evening news. [=a news program broadcast in the evening] ▪ I'm taking two evening classes. [=classes for adult students that are scheduled in the evening]
2 : an event or activity that happens during an evening ▪ We're looking forward to an evening at the theater. ▪ several fun-filled evenings of poker
3 literary : a late part of something (such as a person's life) ▪ He met her in the evening of his life.
2 : an event or activity that happens during an evening ▪ We're looking forward to an evening at the theater. ▪ several fun-filled evenings of poker
3 literary : a late part of something (such as a person's life) ▪ He met her in the evening of his life.