Definition of eve
1 : evening
2 : the evening or the day before a special day
3 : the period immediately preceding
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Examples of eve in a Sentence
from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land
Recent Examples of eve from the Web
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On the eve of starting Game 1 against the New York Mets, Volquez spoke on the phone with his father, Danio.
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On the eve of the first round of voting in April a police officer was killed and two others wounded when a gunman ambushed the trio on the Champs-Elysees.
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The city gave its initial approval to Greenbriar in 2008, on the eve of a de facto building moratorium imposed by the federal government on the whole Natomas Basin due to flooding concerns.
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One government watchdog said the Jan. 25, 2017, party on the eve of the tuition increase creates the impression of a conflict of interest.
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The suit, filed this week on the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, comes after a protracted zoning battle in the blue-collar suburb some five miles from New York City.
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The bloodshed came on the eve of the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the ambush, which came on the eve of the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Willem Dafoe headlines this 2011 drama from director Abel Ferrara, about a couple's final night together in a NYC loft on the eve of an impending apocalypse.
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Origin and Etymology of eve
Middle English eve, even
First Known Use: 13th century
Eve
playDefinition of Eve
: the first woman, the wife of Adam, and the mother of Cain and Abel
Recent Examples of eve from the Web
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On the eve of starting Game 1 against the New York Mets, Volquez spoke on the phone with his father, Danio.
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On the eve of the first round of voting in April a police officer was killed and two others wounded when a gunman ambushed the trio on the Champs-Elysees.
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The city gave its initial approval to Greenbriar in 2008, on the eve of a de facto building moratorium imposed by the federal government on the whole Natomas Basin due to flooding concerns.
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One government watchdog said the Jan. 25, 2017, party on the eve of the tuition increase creates the impression of a conflict of interest.
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The suit, filed this week on the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, comes after a protracted zoning battle in the blue-collar suburb some five miles from New York City.
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The bloodshed came on the eve of the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the ambush, which came on the eve of the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Willem Dafoe headlines this 2011 drama from director Abel Ferrara, about a couple's final night together in a NYC loft on the eve of an impending apocalypse.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'Eve'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of eve
Old English Ēfe, from Late Latin Eva, from Hebrew Ḥawwāh
First Known Use: before 12th century
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EVE Defined for English Language Learners
eve
playDefinition of eve for English Language Learners
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: the evening or the day before a special day
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: the period of time just before an important event
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