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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/ ː /
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/ ː /
noun
- Old Testament the first woman; mother of the human race, fashioned by God from the rib of Adam (Genesis 2:18-25)
Eve
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of eve1
Idioms and Phrases
see on the eve of .Example Sentences
Published on the eve of the 2024 election, “The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republican: Reconstruction, 1860-1920,” is more relevant today than its author would likely prefer.
However in March 2025, on the eve of her trial, the prosecution accepted a plea of manslaughter based on medical reports.
Qualification for the event ends on 16 April and if 'The Rocket' were to withdraw on the eve of the tournament, it would mean a qualifier receiving a bye to the second round.
A debut novel examines how a gay Black man copes with family trauma on his wedding eve.
But this mock draft, which comes on the eve of the NFL’s annual owners meeting, contemplates three quarterbacks in the top seven picks.
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