this evening

ðɪs ˈiːvnɪŋ

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Definition of this evening - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

timeduring the evening of the present day

We will meet this evening for dinner.
The concert will start this evening.
I'll finish the report this evening.

this night

tonight

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Expressions with evening

we talked the evening away

exp.

spend the evening talking and enjoying time together

We talked the evening away at the cozy café.

make an evening of

spend an entire evening doing something enjoyable

We decided to make an evening of watching movies.

the evening is young

exp.

the night is still early

Let's go dancing, the evening is young!

the evening was young

exp.

the night is still early and full of possibilities

We decided to go dancing since the evening was young.

evening of one's life

final years before someone dies

He found peace in the evening of his life.

good evening

polite greeting used in the evening

Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the event.

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tonight's the night

exp.

special occasion

important event is happening this evening

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French:ce soir, ...
German:heute Abend, ...
Italian:questa sera, ...
Spanish:esta tarde, ...
Portuguese:esta noite, ...
Chinese:今晚, ...
Japanese:今晩, ...
Arabic:هٰذَا المَسَاء, ...
Hebrew:הָעֶרֶב, ...
Russian:сегодня вечером, ...
Ukrainian:сьогодні ввечері, ...
Hindi:आज शाम, ...
Bengali:আজ সন্ধ্যায়, ...
Catalan:aquest vespre, ...
Czech:dnes večer, ...
Danish:i aften, ...
Dutch:vanavond, ...
Greek:απόψε, ...
Hungarian:ma este, ...
Khmer:ល្ងាចនេះ, ...
Korean:오늘 저녁에, ...
Persian:امشب, ...
Polish:dziś wieczorem, ...
Portuguese (BR):esta noite, ...
Romanian:diseară, ...
Swedish:ikväll, ...
Thai:เย็นนี้, ...
Turkish:bu akşam, ...
Vietnamese:tối nay, ...

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Definition of this evening - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Expressions with evening

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Terms with this evening included in their meaning

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