evening | |
1. n. The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark. | |
2. n. 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. | |
3. n. (figuratively) A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something. | |
It was the evening of the Roman Empire. | |
4. n. A party or gathering held in the evening. | |
5. v. present participle of even | |
6. v. present participle of evene | |