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evening

The correct spelling is evening.

How to pronounce evening

/ˈivnɪŋ/
noun

IPA: /ˈivnɪŋ/

Say it like: Eve-nin-g

The correct spelling is evening. The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark. For example: "It was the evening of the Roman Empire."

Usage Examples

It was the evening of the Roman Empire.

We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low.

Thrice nine evens twenty seven.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.
  2. 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. 3.A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.
  4. 4.A party or gathering held in the evening.

verb

  1. 1.To make flat and level.
  2. 2.To equal.
  3. 3.To be equal.
  4. 4.To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
  5. 5.To set right; to complete.

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