# good evening

Pronunciation: say "guud EEV-ning" US /ɡʊd ˈivnɪŋ/, UK /ɡʊd ˈiːvnɪŋ/

## Interjection

1. Used to greet a person or a group of people in the evening.
   - Simple: Words you use to say hello to someone in the evening.
   - _Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for joining us for tonight's concert._
   - _Good evening. Our top story tonight is the storm moving up the coast._

## Origin

A shortening of an expression such as "I wish you a good evening."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/good-evening (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).