eve
[ eev ]
/ iv /
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.
Origin of eve
1200–50; Middle English; variant of
even2
Words nearby eve
Definition for eve (2 of 2)
Eve
[ eev ]
/ iv /
noun
name of the first woman: wife of Adam and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 3:20.
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “life.”
Example sentences from the Web for eve
British Dictionary definitions for eve (1 of 2)
eve
/ (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
Word Origin for eve
C13: variant of
even ²
British Dictionary definitions for eve (2 of 2)
Eve
/ (iːv) /
noun
Old Testament
the first woman; mother of the human race, fashioned by God from the rib of Adam (Genesis 2:18-25)
Cultural definitions for eve
Idioms and Phrases with eve
eve
see on the eve of.