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evening
noun
the
part
of
the
day
from
late
afternoon
until
night
,
when
the
light
is
fading
and
people
finish
daytime
activities
•
After
school
,
Mia
and
her
friends
played
soccer
every
evening
in
the
park
.
After
school
,
Mia
and
her
friends
played
soccer
every
evening
in
the
park
.
•
The
sky
turned
pink
as
the
evening
breeze
began
to
blow
.
The
sky
turned
pink
as
the
evening
breeze
began
to
blow
.
Old
English
ǣfnung
,
from
ǣfen
(
even
)
+
-ung
;
originally
‘
time
around
sunset
’,
gradually
becoming
the
period
between
late
afternoon
and
night
.
noun
a
pleasant
social
occasion
or
period
of
time
that
happens
in
the
evening
•
We
spent
a
lovely
evening
watching
old
movies
together
.
We
spent
a
lovely
evening
watching
old
movies
together
.
•
The
charity
is
holding
an
evening
of
live
jazz
next
month
.
The
charity
is
holding
an
evening
of
live
jazz
next
month
.
noun
the
later
part
of
a
period
of
time
,
especially
someone's
life
or
career
,
when
it
is
nearing
its
end
•
In
the
evening
of
her
career
,
she
decided
to
mentor
young
teachers
.
In
the
evening
of
her
career
,
she
decided
to
mentor
young
teachers
.
•
Many
people
write
memoirs
in
the
evening
of
their
lives
.
Many
people
write
memoirs
in
the
evening
of
their
lives
.
even
adjective
-
even
,
evener
,
evenest
completely
flat
and
level
,
without
bumps
,
holes
,
or
slopes
•
The
carpenter
checked
that
the
shelf
was
perfectly
even
before
hanging
it
.
The
carpenter
checked
that
the
shelf
was
perfectly
even
before
hanging
it
.
•
An
even
lawn
stretched
across
the
garden
like
a
green
carpet
.
An
even
lawn
stretched
across
the
garden
like
a
green
carpet
.
Old
English
efen
“
level
,
equal
,
smooth
,”
related
to
Old
Norse
jafn
“
equal
”
and
German
eben
“
even
,
flat
.”
verb
to
make
something
flat
,
smooth
,
or
equal
•
They
used
a
roller
to
even
the
concrete
.
They
used
a
roller
to
even
the
concrete
.
•
She
trimmed
the
hedge
to
even
the
top
.
She
trimmed
the
hedge
to
even
the
top
.
Verb
use
comes
from
the
adjective
meaning
"
make
level
",
first
recorded
in
the
14th
century
.
