evening

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Synonyms: eventing

Antonyms: eventing

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Noun

1. The time of day between afternoon and night.
   • Toward evening, there was heavy rain.
   • I met my wife on a summer's evening in 1999.
2. 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. 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. A party or gathering held in the evening.

Verb

1. present participle and gerund of even

Verb

1. present participle and gerund of evene

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