evening

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♦♦ eve|ning /'iːvnɪŋ/ (evenings)
[N-VAR]
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.eve|ning class (evening classes)
[N-COUNT]
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.eve|ning dress (evening dresses)
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Evening dress consists of the formal clothes that people wear to formal occasions in the evening.
2 [N-COUNT]
An evening dress is a special dress, usually a long one, that a woman wears to a formal occasion in the evening.eve|ning prim|rose (evening primroses)
[N-VAR]
Evening primrose is a tall plant with yellow flowers that open in the evening. Its seeds are used to make medicine.good eve|ning
[CONVENTION]
You say `Good evening' when you are greeting someone in the evening. (FORMAL)

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