eve

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈēv 

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 of eve

Noun (1)

• night
• evening
• dusk
• sunset
• twilight

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

Steph Curry update Steph Curry has missed the past four games with a quad strain suffered on Thanksgiving eve against Houston. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2025

Canadians are used to traveling to Fort Lauderdale in the winter, and a contingent of Vancouver fans were spotted at the Elbo Room on the eve of the game. —Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025

The Daily Mail has previously reported that Thomas was cut off by his daughter on the eve of her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry. —Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025

The suspect arrested for allegedly planting bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National Committees on the eve of the January 6 Capitol riots in 2021 is a quiet man who keeps to himself, according to those who live next to him. —Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025

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

Phrases Containing eve

• adam-and-eve

Rhymes for eve

• breve
• cleave
• cleeve
• cleve
• eave
• grieve
• heave
• leave
• lieve
• neve
• reeve
• sheave

Kids Definition

eve

noun

ˈēv 

1

: evening

2

: the evening or the day before a special day

New Year's Eve

3

: the period just before an important event