HOW TO PRONOUNCE
Good Evening
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What does Good Evening mean?
interjection
- Used as a greeting in the evening.
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He went back to his hotel, feeling that he had had a good evening, and he slept well.
She then turned the conversation, and Charlotte having taken a cup of tea, wished her benevolent friend a good evening.
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“A good evening to you, venerable Father Wilson. Come up hither, I pray you, and pass a pleasant hour with me!”
The landlady looked mildly at the invaders, saying in honest accents, “Good evening, gentlemen; there’s plenty of room. I hope there’s nothing amiss?”
The General advanced with a firm step, and, as he came within hailing distance, made a very graceful bow, and exclaimed, "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen."