sunset

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/

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Noun

Singular sunset

Plural sunsets

A yellow sunset

1. (countable & uncountable) It is the part of the day when the sun disappears on the western horizon.
   • Synonym: sundown
   • Antonym: sunrise

Verb

Plain form sunset

Third-person singular sunsets

Past tense sunsetted

Past participle sunsetted

Present participle sunsetting

1. (transitive) When you sunset something, you stop using it and phase it out.

   We will be sunsetting this version of the software as it has became very old and no one is maintaining it.