- evening
- noun1 part of the dayADJECTIVE▪ this, tomorrow, yesterday▪ Friday, Saturday, etc.▪ weekday (esp. BrE)▪
a popular place to hang out on weekday evenings
▪ April, May, etc.▪ spring, summer, etc.▪ long▪the long winter evenings
▪ dark▪ quiet▪ balmy, beautiful, fine (esp. BrE), golden, warm▪ romantic▪The two spent a romantic evening together.
▪ cold, cool, dry▪ early, late▪It was early evening and very still.
▪ previous▪8 o'clock the previous evening
▪ following, next▪The ball would take place the following evening.
▪ entire, whole▪He spent the entire evening chatting with friends.
VERB + EVENING▪ spend▪We spent the evening walking around the town.
▪ begin, start▪We started our evening by watching TV.
▪ end▪What a way to end an evening!
▪ enjoy▪thoroughly enjoying a quiet evening at home
▪ ruin, spoil▪I don't want to ruin your evening.
EVENING + VERB▪ progress, wear on▪As the evening wore on, Phil became very drunk.
EVENING + NOUN▪ light, sky, star, sun▪ air, breeze▪the cool evening air
▪ meal (esp. BrE)▪ stroll, walk▪ shift▪ class, course▪ entertainment, event, performance, reception, show▪ prayer, service▪ rush hour▪ news, newscast (AmE), newspaper, paperPREPOSITION▪ during the evening▪ for an/the evening▪Her parents were out for the evening.
▪ in the evening▪ (on) Friday, etc. evening, on the evening of▪on the evening of May 15
PHRASES▪ an evening off, an evening out▪You deserve an occasional evening out.
▪ good evening2 event happening in the eveningADJECTIVE▪ gala, musical, social▪ open (BrE), parents' (esp. BrE)▪Prospective students were invited to the school's open evening.
▪ enjoyable, fun, lovely, memorable, nice, perfect, pleasant, successful, wonderfulVERB + EVENING▪ hold▪The club will hold a social evening to welcome new members.
▪ host▪He hosted the evening in front of a celebrity audience.
▪ open▪The orchestra opened the evening with an overture.
EVENING + NOUN▪ clothes, dress, gown, wearPREPOSITION▪ during the evening, for the evening
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
