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View usage for: (iːv) Word forms: plural eves1. countable noun [usually singular]The eve of a particular event or occasion is the day before it, or the period of time just before it. [journalism] ...on the eve of his 27th birthday. [+of] Synonyms: night before, day before, vigil More Synonyms of eve 2. See also Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve More Synonyms of eve (iːv) noun1. a. the evening or day before some special event or festival b. (capital when part of a name) New Year's Eve 2. the period immediately before an event on the eve of civil war 3. an archaic word for evening Word origin C13: variant of even2 (iːv) noun Old Testament the first woman; mother of the human race, fashioned by God from the rib of Adam (Genesis 2:18-25) (iv) noun1. a feminine name: var. Eva 2. Bible the first woman, Adam's wife: Gen. 3:20 Word origin ME < LL(Ec) Eva, Heva < Heb Ḥawwāh, lit., life, living being (iv) noun1. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic evening 2. [often E-] the evening or day before a holiday Christmas Eve 3. the period immediately before some event on the eve of victory Word origin ME, var. of even < OE æfen, evening Examples of 'eve' in a sentenceeve British English: eve / iːv/ NOUN The eveof an event is the day before it, or the period of time just before it. ...on the eve of his 27th birthday. - American English: eve
- Arabic: عَشِيَّة
- Brazilian Portuguese: véspera
- Chinese: 前夕
- Croatian: večer
- Czech: předvečer
- Danish: aftenen før
- Dutch: vooravond
- European Spanish: víspera
- Finnish: aatto
- French: veille
- German: Vorabend
- Greek: παραμονή προηγούμενη ημέρα
- Italian: vigilia
- Japanese: 前夜
- Korean: 전야
- Norwegian: aften
- Polish: wigilia
- European Portuguese: véspera
- Romanian: ajun
- Russian: канун
- Latin American Spanish: víspera
- Swedish: afton
- Thai: คืนวันก่อนวันเทศกาล
- Turkish: arife
- Ukrainian: переддень
- Vietnamese: hôm trước
All related terms of 'eve'Chinese translation of 'eve' n on the eve of 在 ... 的前夕 (zài ... de qiánxī)
Christmas Eve 圣(聖)诞(誕)夜 (Shèngdàn Yè) (个(個), gè) Definition the evening or day before some special event the eve of his 27th birthday Synonyms night before day before vigil Definition the period immediately before an event when Europe stood on the eve of war in 1914 Additional synonymsThey have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction. Synonyms verge, point, brink, thresholdDefinition the starting point of an experience, event, or venture We are on the threshold of a new era in astronomy. Synonyms start, beginning, opening, dawn (literary), verge, brink, outset, starting point, inceptionCarole was on the verge of tears. Synonyms brink, point, edge, threshold |