evening

[eev-ning] /ˈiv nɪŋ/
noun
1.
the latter part of the day and early part of the night.
2.
the period from sunset to bedtime:
He spent the evenings reading.
3.
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. the time between noon and sunset, including the afternoon and twilight.
4.
any concluding or declining period:
the evening of life.
5.
an evening's reception or entertainment:
Their evenings at home were attended by the socially prominent.
adjective
6.
of or pertaining to evening:
The evening sky shone with stars.
7.
occurring or seen in the evening:
the evening mist.
Origin
before 1000; Middle English; Old English ǣfnung, equivalent to ǣfn(ian) draw toward evening + -ung noun suffix
Synonyms
1. eventide, dusk, twilight, gloaming, nightfall.

even1

[ee-vuh n] /ˈi vən/
adjective
1.
level; flat; without surface irregularities; smooth:
an even road.
2.
on the same level; in the same plane or line; parallel:
even with the ground.
3.
free from variations or fluctuations; regular:
even motion.
4.
uniform in action, character, or quality:
to hold an even course.
5.
equal in measure or quantity:
Add even amounts of oil and vinegar.
6.
divisible by two, as a number (opposed to odd).
7.
denoted by such a number:
the even pages of a book.
8.
exactly expressible in integers, or in tens, hundreds, etc., without fractional parts:
an even seven miles.
9.
Mathematics. (of a function) having a sign that remains the same when the sign of each independent variable is changed at the same time.
10.
equally balanced or divided; equal:
Check to see if the scales are even.
11.
leaving no balance of debt on either side; square:
We will not be even until I can repay him for saving my life.
12.
calm; placid; not easily excited or angered:
an even temper.
13.
equitable, impartial, or fair:
an even bargain.
adverb
14.
evenly:
The road ran even over the fields.
15.
still; yet (used to emphasize a comparative):
even more suitable.
16.
(used to suggest that something mentioned as a possibility constitutes an extreme case or an unlikely instance):
Even the slightest noise disturbs him. Even if he attends, he may not participate.
17.
just (used to emphasize occurrence, coincidence, or simultaneousness of occurrences):
Even as he lay dying, they argued over his estate.
18.
fully or quite:
even to death.
19.
indeed (used as an intensive for stressing the identity or truth of something):
He is willing, even eager, to do it.
20.
exactly or precisely:
It was even so.
verb (used with object)
21.
to make even; level; smooth (sometimes followed by out):
to even a board with a plane.
22.
to place in an even state as to claim or obligation; balance (often followed by up):
to even up accounts.
verb (used without object)
23.
to become even:
The odds evened before the race.
Verb phrases
24.
even out,
  1. to make or become even, smooth, or flat:
    The wrinkles will even out when the suit dries.
  2. to become equal, balanced, stable, etc.:
    optimistic that the situation would even out eventually.
Idioms
25.
break even, to have one's profits equal one's losses; neither gain nor lose:
The company barely broke even last year.
26.
get even, to be revenged; retaliate:
He vowed to get even for the insult.
Origin
before 900; (adj.) Middle English; Old English efen; cognate with Gothic ibns, Old High German eban, Old Norse jafn even, equal; (adv.) Middle English even(e), Old English efne, derivative of the adj.; (v.) Middle English evenen, Old English efnan to lower, derivative of the adj.
Related forms
evener, noun
evenly, adverb
evenness, noun
Synonyms
1. plane. See level. 12. tranquil, temperate, composed, peaceful. 13. just.
Antonyms
1. irregular. 12. mercurial. 13. biased.
Examples from the web for evening
  • Every morning at around dawn and every evening at sunset, he leaves his modest house and makes his way to the desert.
  • Most of us have a morning and an evening routine, whether or not you think of them in those terms.
  • The action takes place on a single winter evening in rooms as frigid as the surrounding snow.
  • Then plant in early evening after temperatures have cooled down.
  • All things equal, the pizza magnate had a pretty good evening.
  • The stress of the day, from morning traffic to the evening news, can make anyone's blood pressure rise.
  • One winter evening long ago, my mom's oven gave out an oily whoosh and started spitting flames.
  • Diaries of the preceding days mention smoky air and a red sun at morning and evening.
  • The effects of the disease, though, go beyond an itchy evening in the garden.
  • It is late in the evening rush hour, typical stop-and-go traffic.
British Dictionary definitions for evening

evening

/ˈiːvnɪŋ/
noun
1.
the latter part of the day, esp from late afternoon until nightfall
2.
the latter or concluding period: the evening of one's life
3.
the early part of the night spent in a specified way: an evening at the theatre
4.
an entertainment, meeting, or reception held in the early part of the night
5.
(Southern US & Brit, dialect) the period between noon and sunset
6.
(modifier) of, used, or occurring in the evening: the evening papers
See also evenings
Word Origin
Old English ǣfnung; related to Old Frisian ēvend, Old High German āband

even1

/ˈiːvən/
adjective
1.
level and regular; flat: an even surface
2.
(postpositive) foll by with. on the same level or in the same plane (as): one surface even with another
3.
without variation or fluctuation; regular; constant: an even rate of progress
4.
not readily moved or excited; placid; calm: an even temper
5.
equally balanced between two sides: an even game
6.
equal or identical in number, quantity, etc: two even spoonfuls of sugar
7.
  1. (of a number) divisible by two
  2. characterized or indicated by such a number: maps are on the even pages Compare odd (sense 4)
8.
relating to or denoting two or either of two alternatives, events, etc, that have an equal probability: an even chance of missing or catching a train
9.
having no balance of debt; neither owing nor being owed
10.
just and impartial; fair: an even division
11.
exact in number, amount, or extent: an even pound
12.
equal, as in score; level: now the teams are even
13.
(maths) (of a function) unchanged in value when the sign of the independent variable is changed, as in y = z² See odd (sense 8)
14.
even money
  1. a bet in which the winnings are the same as the amount staked
  2. (as modifier): the even-money favourite
15.
(informal) get even, to exact revenge (on); settle accounts (with)
16.
(law, formal or obsolete) of even date, of the same or today's date
adverb
17.
(intensifier; used to suggest that the content of a statement is unexpected or paradoxical): even an idiot can do that
18.
(intensifier; used with comparative forms): this is even better
19.
notwithstanding; in spite of: even having started late she soon caught him up
20.
used to introduce a more precise version of a word, phrase, or statement: he is base, even depraved
21.
used preceding a clause of supposition or hypothesis to emphasize the implication that whether or not the condition in it is fulfilled, the statement in the main clause remains valid: even if she died he wouldn't care
22.
(archaic) that is to say; namely (used for emphasis): he, even he, hath spoken these things
23.
(archaic) all the way; fully: I love thee even unto death
24.
(conjunction) even as, at the very same moment or in the very same way that: even as I spoke, it thundered
25.
even so, in spite of any assertion to the contrary: nevertheless
verb
26.
to make or become even
See also break even, even out, evens, even up
Derived Forms
evener, noun
evenly, adverb
evenness, noun
Word Origin
Old English efen; related to Old Norse jafn even, equal, Gothic ibns, Old High German eban

even2

/ˈiːvən/
noun
1.
an archaic word for eve, evening
Word Origin
Old English ǣfen; related to Old Frisian ēvend, Old High German āband
Word Origin and History for evening
n.

from Old English æfnung "evening, sunset," verbal noun from æfnian "become evening, grow toward evening," from æfen "evening" (see eve). As a synonym of even (n.), it dates from mid-15c. and now entirely replaces the older word in this sense. Another Old English noun for "evening" was cwildtid.

even

adj.

Old English efen "level," also "equal, like; calm, harmonious; quite, fully; namely," from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz (cf. Old Saxon eban, Old Frisian even "level, plain, smooth," Dutch even, Old High German eban, German eben, Old Norse jafn, Danish jævn, Gothic ibns).

Etymologists are uncertain whether the original sense was "level" or "alike." Used extensively in Old English compounds, with a sense of "fellow, co-" (e.g. efeneald "of the same age;" Middle English even-sucker "foster-brother"). Of numbers, from 1550s. Modern adverbial sense (introducing an extreme case of something more generally implied) seems to have arisen 16c. from use of the word to emphasize identity ("Who, me?" "Even you," etc.) Sense of "on an equal footing" is from 1630s. Rhyming reduplication phrase even steven is attested from 1866; even break first recorded 1911. Even-tempered from 1875.

v.

"to make level," Old English efnan (see even (adj.)).

n.

"end of the day," Old English æfen, Mercian efen, Northumbrian efern (see eve).

evening in Science
even
  (ē'vən)   
Divisible by 2 with a remainder of 0, such as 12 or 876.
Slang definitions & phrases for evening

evening

Related Terms

large evening


even

adjective

On the same footing: When you hit me we'll be even (1637+)

Related Terms

get even


evening in the Bible

the period following sunset with which the Jewish day began (Gen. 1:5; Mark 13:35). The Hebrews reckoned two evenings of each day, as appears from Ex. 16:12: 30:8; 12:6 (marg.); Lev. 23:5 (marg. R.V., "between the two evenings"). The "first evening" was that period when the sun was verging towards setting, and the "second evening" the moment of actual sunset. The word "evenings" in Jer. 5:6 should be "deserts" (marg. R.V.).

Idioms and Phrases with evening

evening

see: good day (evening)

even

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