evening

The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.

The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.

A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.

“It was the evening of the Roman Empire.”

A party or gathering held in the evening.

To make flat and level.

“We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low.”

To equal.

To be equal.

“Thrice nine evens twenty seven.”

To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.

“We need to even the score.”

To set right; to complete.

To act up to; to keep pace with.

To occur; to happen; to come to pass.