evening
- noun
- A1
- Top 1000
The last part of the day, after work or school ends and before people go to bed.
We usually eat our main meal together in the evening.
It gets much cooler here in the evening, so bring a jacket.
They spent the whole evening playing card games and laughing.
The shop stays open until eight every Thursday evening.
Common collocations: in the evening · this evening · yesterday evening · late in the evening · spend the evening · evening meal · evening class · good evening
Part of: Times of day, Days and months, Frequency and duration