evening

 
Pronunciation: /ˈiːv(ə)nɪŋ/

noun

  • the period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime: it was seven o’clock in the evening [as modifier]: the evening meal
  • an evening characterized by a particular event or activity: some pubs hold Irish music evenings
  • [as modifier] prescribed by fashion as suitable for relatively formal social events held in the evening: a couple in evening dress

adverb

  • (evenings) informal in the evening; every evening: Saturday evenings he invariably fell asleep

exclamation

informal

Origin:

Old English ǣfnung 'dusk falling, the time around sunset', from ǣfnian 'approach evening', from ǣfen (see even2)