eve

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noun (1)

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: the evening or the day before a special day
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: the period immediately preceding

Eve

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noun (2)

in the Bible : the first woman, the wife of Adam, and the mother of Cain and Abel

Examples of eve in a Sentence

Noun (1) from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
On the eve of his official retirement from YouTube, Game Theorist creator Matthew Patrick, better known as MatPat, walked down into his basement where he’s edited and uploaded nearly 3,000 videos on his various YouTube channels throughout his 13-year career. Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024 Documents released on the eve of Reddit’s IPO add some shading to the picture: The company’s revenue growth slowed in the past two years, and average daily users worldwide fell in three of the past 12 quarters. Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024 On the eve of the 50th edition of ‘the fifth major,’ golf’s biggest stars will head to bed knowing even one misstep at the penultimate hole could – at a tournament offering an unrivalled $25 million purse – cost them millions. Jack Bantock, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024 In a ritual on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year, people jump over fire to cleanse the spirit from malaise of the old year and take on the glow of the flames in preparation for the new year. Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 The acquisition of Jackson, who played four seasons for the Detroit Lions, comes a week after the Rams re-signed Kevin Dotson, a guard the Rams traded for on the eve of last season. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024 The group made the announcement on the eve of Ramadan, the Muslim holy fasting month that Yemen began Monday. Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2024 The start date — on the eve of the popular Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball tournament — was not lost on sports enthusiasts. Gary D. Robertson, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2024 The painting is a secret, but it’s inspired by secrets, too—by an affair with a French woman nearly twenty-five years Kevin’s junior, and by a pair of encounters on the eve of El Salvador’s civil war. Maya Binyam, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English eve, even

Noun (2)

Old English Ēfe, from Late Latin Eva, from Hebrew Ḥawwāh

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eve was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Eve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eve. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

eve

noun
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2
: the evening or the day before a special day
New Year's Eve
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: the period just before an important event

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