evening

== English == === Alternative forms === ev'ning (obsolete) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English evening, evenyng, from Old English ǣfnung, from ǣfnian < ǣfen (from Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs), corresponding to even +‎ -ing. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈiːvnɪŋ/, enPR: ēv'nĭng (General American) IPA(key): /ˈivnɪŋ/ ==== Noun ==== evening (countable and uncountable, plural evenings) The time of day between afternoon and night. 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. (figuratively) A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something. A party or gathering held in the evening. ===== Synonyms ===== (time of day): eve, eventide; see also Thesaurus:evening ===== Coordinate terms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== eve even ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Inflected forms. ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: ē'vənĭng, IPA(key): /ˈiːvənɪŋ/ ==== Verb ==== evening present participle and gerund of even === Etymology 3 === Inflected forms. ==== Verb ==== evening present participle and gerund of evene === Anagrams === eevning == Dutch == === Etymology === From evenen +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeː.və.nɪŋ/ Hyphenation: eve‧ning === Noun === evening f (plural eveningen, no diminutive) (obsolete) levelling, equalisation, act or process of making or becoming even or equal (obsolete) equinox Synonyms: dag-en-nachtevening, equinox, nachtevening ==== Derived terms ==== dag-en-nachtevening nachtevening