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eve Definition

eve (ēv)

noun

  1. Old Poet. evening
  2. the evening or day before a holiday Christmas Eve
  3. the period immediately before some event on the eve of victory

Etymology: ME, var. of even < OE æfen, evening

Eve Definition

Eve (ēv)

noun

  1. a feminine name: var. Eva
  2. Bible the first woman, Adam's wife: Gen. 3:20

Etymology: ME < LL(Ec) Eva, Heva < Heb Ḥawwāh, lit., life, living being

eve Synonyms

eve

n.

night before, evening before, vigil, verge, brink, threshold; see also night 1.

eve Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • Passover: And they hung him on the eve of the Passover.
  • reformation: It is lavish in its use of Catholic imagery, denoting a date on the eve of the Reformation.
  • millenium: On the eve of the new millenium, the world is facing a global education crisis.
  • invasion: That is why the biggest mobilization ever against capitalist war took place in 2003, on the eve of the invasion of Iraq.
  • summit: That is the warning from nature groups on the eve of a summit at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew on Wednesday.

Possessives

  • midsummer: Today, for fear of its desecration, Stonehenge is usually shut off to public access on midsummer's eve.
  • winter: When they see the dead man he describes his face as pale as the moonlight on a cold winter's eve.

Adjective modifier

  • new: We didn't find out untill new years eve.
  • very: Finally, on the very eve of World War I he was released for lack of evidence.

Modifies a noun

  • n: Eve n if people had recorded the date clearly there have been many calendar alterations since that time.
  • magazine: He also appears in his regular feature in eve magazine discussing Christmas presents.
  • party: Weddings, new years eve parties, birthday celebrations.
  • online: EVE Online is now the largest single online game world with more than 5,000 solar systems connected by a series of jump gates.

Noun used with modifier

  • xmas: You recieve a very detailed letter, xmas teddy, chocolates, door sticker & hanger for xmas eve.
  • Xmas: Do you still play football on Xmas eve in the rain?
  • christmas: She had the op followed by 25 radiotherapy sessions completed christmas eve.
  • sat: Boxes ( to seat 2 ): £ 31 Sat eve: £ 15.50.
  • millenium: The first came on millenium eve whilst standing on London Bridge waiting for the fireworks to go off.
  • year: We didn't find out untill new years eve.