evening Definition

even¹
adj

1. Smooth and flat.

Thesaurus: flat, smooth, level.
2. Constant or regular.

Example: travelling at an even 50mph
Thesaurus: uniform, similar, alike, regular, equal, homogeneous, equivalent, commensurate.
3. Said of a number: divisible by 2, with nothing left over.
4. Designated or marked by an even number.

Example: the even houses in the street
5. Level, on the same plane or at the same height as it.

Form: even with something (usually)
6. Having no advantage over or owing no debt to them.

Form: even with someone (often)
7. Said of temper or character, etc: calm.
8. Equal.

Example: an even chance

adverb

1. Used with a comparative to emphasize a comparison with something else.

Example: He's good, but she's even better
Thesaurus: still, yet; moreover.
2. Used with an expression stronger than a previous one.

Example: He looked sad, even depressed
3. Used to introduce a surprising piece of information

Example: Even John was there!
4. Used to indicate a lower extreme in an implied comparison

Example: Even a child would have known that!

verb

evened, evening
1. To make it equal.

Thesaurus: stabilize, steady, balance, equalize, regulate, level, align.
Form: even something up (often)

noun

1. An even number, or something designated by one.

Form: evens (usually)
2. Same as even money.

Form: evens

Derivative: evenly

In an even way; uniformly.

In equal parts or shares.
Example: evenly divided

Derivative: evenness
noun

Idiom: even as

At that, or this, very moment when something specified happened or happens.
Example: Even as we speak the result is announced

Idiom: even if (even so, even though)

Used to emphasize that whether or not something is or might be true, the following or preceding statement is or would remain true.
Example: He'd be unhappy even if he did get the job
Example: He got the job but, even so, he's still unhappy

Idiom: even now

Still; after all that has happened.

Idiom: even then

After all that had happened, will have happened, or would have happened.

Idiom: get even with someone

To be revenged on them.

Idiom: on an even keel

Balanced; not tilting to either side.

Said eg of business affairs: well organized; running smoothly.

Said of a person: not in an unstable state of mind.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon efen.

Phrasal Verb: even out

To become level or regular.

Phrasal Verb: even something out or up

To make it smooth or level.

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evening
noun

1. The last part of the day, usually from late afternoon until bedtime.

Thesaurus: twilight, dusk, sunset, sundown, nightfall.
2. A party or other social gathering held at this time.

Example: a poetry evening
3. poetic
The latter part of something.
Example: the evening of her life

adj

1. Referring to or during the evening.

Derivative: evenings
adverb

(specially N Amer)
In the evening; in the evening on a number of occasions.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon æfnung.

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lady
noun ladies

1. A woman who is regarded as having good manners and elegant or refined behaviour.

Thesaurus: woman, madam, matron, dame.
2. A polite word for a woman generally.
3. historical
A woman of the upper classes.
(Brit)
4a. A title of honour used for peeresses (but not duchesses), the wives and daughters of peers and knights, and for certain women of importance, eg mayoresses;

Form: Lady
(Brit)
4b. The formal way of addressing someone who holds such an honorary title.

Form: Lady
Form: my lady
5a. now rather dated
Said of the female gender: used especially for occupations, etc formerly considered to be the domain of men;
Example: a lady doctor
5b. now rather dated
Said of the female gender: used especially when the attendant noun fails to signal gender.
Example: went on holiday with his lady friend

Derivative: lady of the house
noun

usually facetious
The woman who is head of a household.

Derivative: lady of the night
noun

euphemistic
A prostitute.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hlæfdige, meaning ‘bread-kneader'.