abends

Meaning

1. in the evening, at night, see Abend;
2. p.m., indicating that a time is in the evening or early night. a.m./p.m. have no direct equivalents in German; the appropriate time of day is used instead.

Concepts

in the evening

evening

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at night

by night

evening

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evenings

Synonyms

am Abend

bei Nachtbeginn

Translations

de la tarde

akşam

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di sera

sera

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vespre

da noite

avond

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مساءً

απόγ.

di notte

soir

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’s avonds

soir

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le soir

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

zoobe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaːbən(t)s/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: ābendes

Cognate with German: Abend

In summary

From Middle High German ābendes, adverbial genitive of ābent, whence modern German Abend (“evening”).

Sentences

Die Blüten schließen sich abends .

The flowers close in the evening.