1. The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
   "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake";
   - eve, even, eventide [archaic]
    
2. A later concluding time period
   "it was the evening of the Roman Empire"
    
3. The early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way
   "an evening at the opera"
    
4. A conventional expression of greeting or farewell, used to wish someone a good evening
   "He greeted his neighbours with a cheerful 'Good evening!'";
   - good evening

1. Greeting used during the evening
   "evening everyone, welcome to tonight's event";
   - good evening

1. Make level or straight
   "even out the ground";
   - flush, level, even out
    
2. Make even or more even
   "They evened the playing field by implementing new rules"; "The carpenter evened out the rough surface of the wood";
   - even out
    
3. Become even or more even
   "even out the surface";
   - even out

Derived forms: evenings

See also: even out

Type of: alter, change, change surface, day, daylight, daytime, greeting, modify, period, period of time, regularise [Brit], regularize, salutation, time period, time span

Part of: dark, night, nighttime

Encyclopedia: Evening, McDonald Lake, Glacier National Park