good evening

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /gʊd ˈēv-niŋ/
- /ɡʊd ˈiːvnɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /gʊd ˈēv-niŋ/

Definitions of good evening words

interjection good evening greeting 1
convention good evening You say 'Good evening' when you are greeting someone in the evening. 0
sentence substitute good evening a conventional expression of greeting or farewell used in the evening 0
noun good evening a phrase used in the evening as a greeting or farewell 0
noun good evening Used as a greeting in the evening. 0

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Origin of good evening

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Good evening

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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good evening popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.