sunset

🇺🇸 /ˈsʌnset/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsʌnset/
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noun
R

The time of day when the sun goes down.

We watched the beautiful sunset from the beach.

R

The colorful sky when the sun goes down.

The sunset painted the sky with orange and pink colors.

R

A time when a law or rule will end.

The law has a sunset date when it will no longer apply.

adjective
R

Having colors like a sunset.

She wore a sunset orange dress to the party.

R

Coming to an end or happening at the end.

This is his sunset performance before retirement.

R

Made to end after a set time.

The contract has a sunset provision that ends it in two years.

verb
R

To end after a set time.

The special tax rate will sunset next year.

translation

n. The time of day when the sun goes down.; The colorful sky when the sun goes down.; A time when a law or rule will end.
adj. Having colors like a sunset.; Coming to an end or happening at the end.; Made to end after a set time.
v. To end after a set time.

Word Forms

Plural sunsets