Definition
an evening: a part of the day between the afternoon and the night
I'm going to be receiving an important call later this evening. It should be between 8 PM and 11 PM.
(There is a party on Friday) evening: (There is a party on Friday) night, eve
Pronunciation examples
UK: It's best to call me in the evening after six.
US: We enjoyed an evening of rap music with "Daddy G".
- "I will meet you Thursday evening at the factory, at 6.00 PM. Don't worry about bothering the employees, they are used to working irregular hours and shifts."
- "You want me to find... a "lady" for the evening?"
- "Warbuckle : I think I do... You want me to find... a "lady" for the evening?"
- "I'm pleased to announce that this Thursday evening at 7pm, we will unveil the first painting in Delavigne Corp's new art collection."
- "Icarus got very sunburnt and spent the evening in the hospital with minor facial burns, but overall, the picnic was a success, no thanks to the rest of you!"
- "Philip : Like I've always done, with an evening of heavy drinking and some meaningless sex."
- "Would that we could practice irregular verbs over a candlelit dinner, with Larry White's baritone voice urging us onward until our evening comes to a climax, conjugating verbs in multiple tenses all night long!"
- "Harold : That's quite enough of that for one evening."
- "I will be flying on Lucky Duck Air (flight number: LUK 7453), and arriving in Hong Kong Wednesday evening at 9.45pm. My reservations, at the Shangri-La Hotel, are from Wednesday until the following Tuesday."
- "I've got two tickets to see Swan Lake performed by the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House this Saturday evening."
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