Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - evening
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Evening
evening
I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ?fnung, from ?fnian to grow toward ~, from ?fen ~; akin to Old High German aband ~ and perhaps to Greek epi on Date: before 12th century 1. a. the latter part and close of the day and early part of the night b. chiefly Southern & Midland afternoon c. the period from sunset or the ~ meal to bedtime 2. the latter portion 3. the period of an ~'s entertainment II. adjective Date: 1797 suitable for formal or semiformal ~ social occasions ~ dress ~ clothes
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1.
n. & int. --n. 1 the end part of the day, esp. from about 6 p.m. to bedtime (this evening; during the evening; evening meal). 2 this time spent in a particular way (had a lively evening). 3 a time compared with this, esp. the last part of a person's life. --int. = good evening (see GOOD adj. 14). Phrases and idioms evening dress formal dress for evening wear. evening primrose any plant of the genus Oenothera with pale yellow flowers that open in the evening. evening star a planet, esp. Venus, conspicuous in the west after sunset. Etymology: OE {aelig}fnung, rel. to EVEN(2) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. вечер evening performance —- вечернее представление evening paper —- вечерний выпуск (газеты) evening clothes (wear) —- (нарядная) вечерняя одежда; (парадная) вечерняя форма одежды evening gown —- вечернее бальное платье (обыкн. декольтированное) evening meal —- ужин evening wrap —- манто, накидка (на вечернее платье) evening parade —- воен. вечернее построение evening rise —- мед. вечернее повышение температуры evenings out —- выходные вечера (у прислуги) in the evening —- вечером on the evening of the 8th —- вечером восьмого числа on Sunday evening —- в воскресенье вечером the evening —- сегодня вечером toward the evening —- к вечеру 2. закат the sad evening of a stormy life —- печальный закат бурной жизни in the evening of life —- когда жизнь клонится к закату 3. вечеринка, вечер (также evening party); вечерний прием (гостей) to make an evening of it —- весело провести вечер, повеселиться Id: good evening! —- добрый вечер!; до свидания, всего хорошего! (при расставании вечером) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
meal ужин EVENING dress фрак; смокинг; вечернее платье; бальный туалет EVENING star вечерняя звезда EVENING noun 1) вечер 2) вечеринка, вечер 3) attr. вечерний - evening star - evening meal ...Англо-русский словарь
4.
(evenings) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. The evening is the part of each day between the end of the afternoon and the time when you go to bed. All he did that evening was sit around the flat... Supper is from 5.00 to 6.00 in the evening... Towards evening the carnival entered its final stage. N-VAR EVENING CLASS (evening classes) An evening class is a course for adults that is taught in the evening rather than during the day. Jackie has been learning flamenco dancing at an evening class for three years. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~1 n 1 the early part of the night between the end of the day and the time you go to bed (We always go swimming on Friday evenings. | in the evening) (Mick often goes to the pub in the evening. | for the evening) (I'm going out for the evening. | early/late evening) (It happened in the early evening, around half past six.) 2 a musical/poetry etc evening an event involving music, poetry etc that takes place in the evening 3 the evening of your life literary the last part of your life ~2 interjection informal used to greet someone when you meet them in the evening (Evening Joe, everything all right?) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. жfnung "grow toward evening," from жfnian "become evening," from жfen "evening" (see eve). An O.E. word for "evening" was cwildtid. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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