Meanings
evenings1
adverbevenings (not comparable)
- datedinformalnot comparableIn the evening, during the evening.
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 [1845], Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Boston: Anti-Slavery Office
evenings2
noun
- pluralplural of evening
Origin
evenings · adverb
From evening + -s (adverbial suffix). Compare with Dutch avonds, Low German avends, German abends.
Full word history & related roots →evenings · noun
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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APA
evenings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evenings
MLA
“evenings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evenings. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evenings,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evenings.
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