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eve
1[eev]
noun
(sometimes initial capital letter), the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event.
Christmas Eve; the eve of an execution.
the period preceding or leading up to any event, crisis, etc..
on the eve of the American Revolution.
the evening.
Eve
2[eev]
noun
(in the Bible) the name of the first woman: wife of Adam and progenitor of the human race.
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “life.”
eve
1/ iːv /
noun
the evening or day before some special event or festival
( capital when part of a name )
New Year's Eve
the period immediately before an event
on the eve of civil war
an archaic word for evening
Eve
2/ iːv /
noun
Old Testament the first woman; mother of the human race, fashioned by God from the rib of Adam (Genesis 2:18-25)
Eve
In the Book of Genesis, the first woman. (See Adam and Eve and Creation.)
Word History and Origins
Origin of eve1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
“On my very first day in Congress, I’ll sign the bipartisan discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files,” Grijalva said on the eve of her landslide election.
And the stock market today is anything but a bargain: The S&P 500 is almost as expensive today, based on its price/earnings ratio, as it was on the eve of the dot-com bust.
On the eve of her induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the 72-year-old pop icon looks back.
The group organising the rallies, GenZ 212, has called for larger demonstrations on Thursday, the eve of a highly anticipated annual speech by King Mohammed VI.
On the eve of the game that transformed Schlittler into a household name, he insisted, “I take pride in being from Boston.”
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