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evenings

USEEV-ningz/ˈivnɪŋz/

2 meanings of evenings

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of evening. Use this when talking about more than one evening.

    We spent many evenings playing board games together.

    The summer evenings were warm and long.

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  2. 2
    adverbdated
    During the evening, often as a regular habit.

    He works evenings at the diner to save for college.

    He had ordered her not to go out evenings, and warned her that she must never let him catch her in company with a young man, who was paying attention to her belonging to Colonel Lloyd.
    1846, Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassHere, evenings means during the evening, as a regular habit.

    Similarnightly, nights

    Oppositemornings

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evenings is a form of evening

evening, noun: The hours after work ends, lasting until around midnight. Full entry

Forms
eveningevenings plural
Spelling
evening → evenings: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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Origins

Meaning 2

From "evening" plus "-s", an ending that makes it an adverb.

Meaning 1

The plural of "evening", formed by adding "-s".