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noun
- 1. the day or period of time immediately before an event or occasion: "on the eve of her departure he gave her a little parcel" Similar Opposite
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EVE definition: 1. the day or period before an important event: 2. the evening 3. the first woman, according to…. Learn more.
1. : evening. 2. : the evening or the day before a special day. 3. : the period immediately preceding. Eve. 2 of 2. noun (2) ˈēv. in the Bible : the first woman, the wife of Adam, and the mother of Cain and Abel. Synonyms. Noun (1) crepuscule. crepuscle. dusk. evenfall. evening. eventide. gloaming.
Eve (and womankind after her) is sentenced to a life of sorrow and travail in childbirth, and to be under the power of her husband. Adam and Eve had two sons, Cain and Abel (Qayin and Heḇel), the first a tiller of the ground, the second a keeper of sheep.
An eve is the day — or night — just before some event. You might call the day before your birthday your "birthday eve."
EVE meaning: 1. the day or period before an important event: 2. the evening 3. the first woman, according to…. Learn more.
Eve definition: the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event. See examples of EVE used in a sentence.
The eve of a particular event or occasion is the day before it, or the period of time just before it.
Definition of eve noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. eve. noun. /iv/ the day or evening before an event, especially a religious festival or holiday Christmas Eve (= December 24) a New Year's Eve party (= on December 31) on the eve of the election. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
EVE definition: 1. the day or night before Christmas Day/New Year's Day 2. the time just before something important…. Learn more.
Apr 25, 2021 · Meaning & History. From the Hebrew name חַוָּה (Chawwah), which was derived from the Hebrew word חָוָה ( chawah) meaning "to breathe" or the related word חָיָה ( chayah) meaning "to live". According to the Old Testament Book of Genesis, Eve and Adam were the first humans.
