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Eve
1[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
2[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
1/ 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
2/ 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
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
Christchurch's Hagley Oval presented a green wicket on the eve of the Test Monday.
Whether Khawaja keeps his spot in the XI remains to be seen with Australia not expected to finalise their starting side until the eve of the clash.
The attack prompted the White House to briefly go into lockdown and a temporary flight stoppage at the city's main airport on the eve of Thanksgiving.
Polls suggest about seven in 10 voters approve of her government, more than double the support enjoyed by her predecessor, Shigeru Ishiba, on the eve of his resignation in September.
Khawaja came under fire for playing golf on the eve of the Test, although Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg stressed the back problem was pre-existing.
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