Meaning & use
evening
The period of the day between late afternoon and nightfall.
See it in a sentence
We usually eat dinner in the evening, around seven o'clock.
The garden looks especially beautiful in the soft light of evening.
A note on using this word
Evening generally covers the hours after work or school ends until bedtime, while night refers to the darker hours that follow.
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