sunset

noun

/ˈsʌnset/

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[uncountable] the time when the sun goes down and night begins
- at sunset Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered.
Extra Examples
- We walked along the beach at sunset.
- After sunset the temperature drops.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- beautiful
- brilliant
- glorious
- …
verb + sunset
- admire
- watch
preposition
- against the sunset
- at sunset
- sunset over
- …
phrases
- the glow of the sunset
- ride off into the sunset
- sail off into the sunset
- …
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[countable] the colours in the part of the sky where the sun slowly goes down in the evening
- a spectacular sunset
Extra Examples
- The trees were black against the sunset.
- They sat in the last glow of the sunset.
- a beautiful sunset over the bay
- At the end he gets back on his horse and rides off into the sunset.
- We sat by the river and watched the sunset.
Topics Spaceb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- beautiful
- brilliant
- glorious
- …
verb + sunset
- admire
- watch
preposition
- against the sunset
- at sunset
- sunset over
- …
phrases
- the glow of the sunset
- ride off into the sunset
- sail off into the sunset
- …
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[countable] a fixed period of time after which a law or the effect of a law will end
- There is a five-year sunset on the new tax.

adjective

/ˈsʌnset/

[only before noun]

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used to describe a colour that is like one of the colours in a sunset
- sunset yellow
used to describe something that is near its end, or that happens at the end of something
- This is his sunset tour after fifty years as a singer.
(of a law or the effect of a law) designed to end or to end something after a fixed period of time
- a two-year sunset clause in the new law

verb

/ˈsʌnset/

[intransitive, transitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they sunset	/ˈsʌnset/ /ˈsʌnset/
he / she / it sunsets	/ˈsʌnsets/ /ˈsʌnsets/
past simple sunsetted	/ˈsʌnsetɪd/ /ˈsʌnsetɪd/
past participle sunsetted	/ˈsʌnsetɪd/ /ˈsʌnsetɪd/
-ing form sunsetting	/ˈsʌnsetɪŋ/ /ˈsʌnsetɪŋ/

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sunset (something) (of a law or the effect of a law) to end or to end something after a fixed period of time
- The tax relief will sunset after a year.

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