how to pronounce evening

/ˈiːvnɪŋ/

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evening is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of evening in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… on any any given evening or morning when …”

meanings of evening

noun:

A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.
A party or gathering held in the evening.
The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.
The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.

verb:

Present participle of evene.
Present participle of even.

evening frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word evening occurs in english on average 116.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.