evening

evening
eve|ning1 W1S1 [ˈi:vnıŋ] n
[: Old English; Origin: Afnung, from Afen 'evening']
1.) [U and C]
the early part of the night between the end of the day and the time you go to bed
▪ I do most of my studying in the evening .
▪ I'm usually out on Friday evenings .
▪ What are you doing tomorrow evening ?
▪ Peter left yesterday evening .
▪ I'll see you this evening .
▪ It was early evening by the time we got home.
▪ We had just finished our evening meal when the doorbell rang.
▪ a broadcast on the evening news
2.)
a social event that takes place in the evening
▪ a musical evening
▪ an evening of music and poetry
3.) good evening
used to greet someone when you meet them in the evening
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
in the evening(s)
on Monday/Friday/Saturday etc evening
tomorrow evening
yesterday evening
this evening (=today in the evening)
early/late evening
evening meal/news/performance etc (=something that you do or see in the evening)
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evening 2
evening2 interjection informal
used to greet someone when you meet them in the evening
▪ Evening, Joe. Everything all right?

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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