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- 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 definition: the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event. See examples of EVE used in a sentence.
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.
1. a. the evening or day before some special event or festival. b. ( capital when part of a name) New Year's Eve. 2. the period immediately before an event. on the eve of civil war.
1. ( sometimes cap.) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event: Christmas Eve; the eve of an election. 2. the period preceding any event, crisis, etc.: on the eve of the revolution.
EVE definition: 1. the day or night before Christmas Day/New Year's Day 2. the time just before something important…. Learn more.
eve meaning, definition, what is eve: the night or day before an important day...: 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.
