evening
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- noun
- /ˈiːv.nɪŋ/
:
buenas noches
- "Have a nice evening." She turned and walked over to the next table without batting an eyelash.
- Good evening
And he comes up to you and your friend and he says, good evening.
- And he comes up to you and your friend and he says, good evening.
Examples
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Good evening, New York.
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I bid you all good evening, Dirdirman as well.
Fiction book (1993) -
Good evening to you, sir.
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"I will have the material ready for you when you come off duty this evening, Miles."
Fiction book (1992) -
The rest of the evening was spent with the two men discussing plans for the new project.
Fiction book (1992) -
I managed to get an early look at who the evening's special guests were.
Blog text (17) -
Good evening, in just moments, we're expecting the FBI to hold a press conference.
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Have a great evening.
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Good evening!
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Good evening, everyone! I hope you all had a lovely day.
Synonyms
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A polite greeting or farewell used in the evening
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A French greeting or farewell people say in the evening to mean good evening
Compounds
- Formal
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A daily evening service in the Church of England for prayers and readings
- Specialized
A plant with yellow flowers that open in the evening and attract moths
A North American bird with a thick cone-shaped bill and bright yellow, black and white feathers
- Specialized
A blue-green plant with sticky stems and white flowers that open in the evening
A poisonous woody evergreen vine with sweet-smelling yellow flowers shaped like funnels in the southeastern United States
- Specialized
A group of flowering plants that includes the evening primrose
Surface Forms
Morphology
evening = even (transparent) = even + ing
The greeting 'Good evening' directly references the time-of-day noun formed by 'even' + '-ing'; the usage is conventional but clearly linked to the time-of-day meaning.
Etymology
Evening is the same old word æfen, meaning 'end of the day', and people began saying 'Good evening' at that time. Saying just 'evening' is a short, friendly way to greet someone or say goodbye in the late day.