evening

/ˈiːvnɪŋ/ noun

Definition

› [C, U] the part of the day between the afternoon and the night: Are you doing anything this evening? I go to band practice on Monday evenings. We usually eat our main meal in the evening.

(Good) evening. › something that you say when you meet someone in the evening

(Definition of evening noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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