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eve

1 of 1noun
/iv/
Forms:eves
1

the evening or day before an event, particularly a religious one

B1
2

the period of time just before nightfall

  • We planned our picnic for the eve, enjoying the beautiful sunset.
  • The party started on the eve of the holiday.
  • She took a stroll in the garden as the eve descended.
  • The street lights began to glow in the eve's dim light.
  • The city looks magical in the soft light of the eve.
3

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

4

the period immediately before something