Abend

Meaning

1. (masculine,strong) evening; the time from dusk onwards (unlike in English, now generally including the first hours of the night, until midnight)
2. (archaic,masculine,strong) The west

Concepts

evening

night

sunset

afternoon

twilight

eve

nightfall

dusk

nighttime

eventide

night before

one evening

some evenings

early night hours

counter for nights

last night

evening twilight

evening hour

afternoons

arvo

arvy

daytime

even

midafternoon

noon

p.m.

dawn

evenfall

evetime

post meridiem

vesper

nighttide

sundown

crepusculum

gloam

gloaming

early evening

late afternoon

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaːbənt/

Etymology

From Middle High German ābent, from Old High German āband, from Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *epi (“after, behind”) → “last part of the day."
Compare Low German Avend, Dutch avond, English even (evening), Old Norse aptann, Swedish afton, Norwegian and Danish aften. Compare English eve.

Sentences

Wie wird das Wetter heute Abend ?

What will the weather be like today?

Jeden Abend heulen die Hunde in unserer Nachbarschaft .

Every night, the dogs in our neighborhood howl.

Das Musical war aber toll heute Abend .

But the musical was great tonight.

Dieser Bericht wurde gestern Abend knapp vor Mitternacht diskutiert .

It was late last night – just before midnight – that this report was debated.

Den gesamten Abend lang hast du die Bedienung angestarrt !

You've been staring at the waitress all evening!

Wie Sie jedoch verstehen werden , bin ich angesichts der Debatte heute Abend sehr skeptisch .

As you will understand, however, I am very sceptical, given our debate tonight.