eve

noun (1)

\ ˈēv

Definition of eve

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : evening

2 : the evening or the day before a special day

3 : the period immediately preceding

Eve

noun (2)

\ ˈēv

Definition of Eve (Entry 2 of 2)

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

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Noun (1)

from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land

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The 35-year-old father and his extended family of 23 people initially slept on blankets spread over the orchard’s dirt until strangers in the nearby town of Sarmada offered them two free rooms on Sunday, on the eve of Ramadan. — Raja Abdulrahim, WSJ, "Thousands of Syrians Flee Regime Attacks as Ramadan Gets Under Way," 7 May 2019 Because of that, there were so many scenes that could be interpreted as goodbyes as characters gathered together on the eve of their toughest fight yet. — Abby Gardner, Glamour, "This Game of Thrones Theory Says Podrick's Song Predicts Arya's Death," 23 Apr. 2019 The truth is this juggernaut of a series has been in a valedictory mood for some time now, and never more so than on the eve of its return. — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, "It’s (Past) Time to Say Goodbye to Game of Thrones," 12 Apr. 2019 Especially considering that the events which happened off the runways this month—Karl Lagerfeld’s passing on the eve of Milan fashion week, and this week’s news that the Calvin Klein brand would move forward without formal shows—augur much change. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, "The Top 10 Collections of the Fall 2019 Season," 8 Mar. 2019 Yet this recent dye job feels so right on the eve of the most romantic day of the year. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "Cardi B Gets a Valentine’s Day Beauty Makeover," 14 Feb. 2019 Newsom’s rebuke of Republican President Donald Trump’s administration came on the eve of Newsom’s first state of the state address as governor of the nation’s most populous state and frequent foil to Washington. — Kathleen Ronayne, The Seattle Times, "California governor rebukes Trump in border troop withdrawal," 12 Feb. 2019 Youth unemployment rose to more than 34% in 2017, compared with some 29% in 2010, on the eve of the Arab Spring, according to the International Labor Organization. — Jared Malsin, WSJ, "Eight Years After Egypt’s Uprising, a New Autocrat Is Determined Not to Permit a Sequel," 25 Jan. 2019 According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report released on the eve of the conference, all scenarios limiting warming to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit assume steep reductions in coal consumption—to zero by 2050. — Rupert Darwall, WSJ, "Defeat in the Air at the Climate Conference," 18 Dec. 2018

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