English · Word Candidate

evening

/ˈiːv.nɪŋ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: evenings

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The time of day between afternoon and night.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thời gian trong ngày giữa buổi chiều và buổi tối

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Noun

Examples

Toward evening, there was heavy rain.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thời gian trong ngày sau khi kết thúc giờ làm việc thường xuyên

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Noun

Examples

At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…] In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerfu

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “evening” mean?

The time of day between afternoon and night.

Is “evening” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.