Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

evenings

/ˈiːvnɪŋz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: eve-nings
IPA: /ˈiːvnɪŋz/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the evening, during the evening.

Dated; Informal

noun

plural of evening

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From evening + -s (adverbial suffix). Compare with Dutch avonds, Low German avends, German abends.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: evening

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce evenings?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈiːvnɪŋz/.
What does evenings mean?: In the evening, during the evening.
Where does evenings come from?: From evening + -s (adverbial suffix). Compare with Dutch avonds, Low German avends, German abends.

How to pronounce evenings

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