evening

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Derived terms 1.1.2.2 Related terms 1.1.2.3 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English ǣfnung, from æfnian, corresponding to even (Etymology 3) + -ing.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ēv'nĭng, IPA: /ˈiːvnɪŋ/, SAMPA: /"i:vnIN/
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[edit] Noun

evening (plural evenings)

1. The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.
2. 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.
3. (figuratively) 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.

[edit] Derived terms

• evening dress
• evening gown
• evening grosbeak
• evening prayer
• evening primrose
• evening star
• evening trumpet flower
• eveningwear
• good evening
• this evening

[edit] Related terms

• eve
• even

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ē'vənĭng, IPA: /ˈiːvənɪŋ/, SAMPA: /"i:v@nIN/
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[edit] Verb

evening

1. Present participle of even.