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this evening

this evening

597 1.0
During the later part of today, between late afternoon and night
  • adverb
: esta tarde (si es por la tarde)
  • "Could I get this done by this evening?" the man asked.
  • look this evening

I'm going to take us out this evening on a song here.

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Examples

  • I'll be back this evening by 8:30.

    The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

  • I tried calling a few times this evening.

    Back to Black (2024)

  • But this evening, this evening I want to ask a question.

    10 Downing Street

  • - What are you doing this evening?

    Waterloo Bridge (1931)

  • I will meet you here this evening, at the stroke of seven.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this evening's lecture.

  • We weren't expecting you home until this evening.

    Here (2024)

  • Now, after President Botstein's lecture this evening, we will have a few questions.

  • Join me in welcoming our speaker this evening, George Schultz.

  • I have an appointment with the dentist this evening.

Synonyms

tonight
vsthis evening
∞ 1.0

The night of this day after sunset and before you sleep

is earlier, covering late afternoon and the hours before sunset

Surface Forms

this evening positive

Morphology

this + evening

The time meaning 'during the evening of the current day' is directly and compositionally derived from the demonstrative 'this' (indicating the current/near context) plus 'evening' (the late-afternoon-to-night period). This deictic temporal phrase follows a transparent and cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.

Etymology

The phrase this evening simply means the evening of today: this means 'today' and evening is the time between late afternoon and night. So, when you say this evening you are saying something will happen 'tonight', not on another day.