abends

abends

1. plural of abend

abends

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abend

• Basden, Bendas

• des Abends (dated)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːbən(t)s/, [ˈʔaː.b(ə)nt͡s], [ˈʔaː.bm̩s]

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abends

1. in the evening, at night, see Abend;

   von morgens bis abends

   from morning to night

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.

   8 Uhr abends

   8 p.m.

• morgens

• spätabends

• Abend, mittags, nachmittags, nachts, tagsüber

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