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noun iːviv 1The day or period of time immediately before an event or occasion. on the eve of her departure he gave her a little parcel Example sentencesExamples - She also initiated an event on the eve of the road opening, a walk for charity organised by herself for the new road.
- However, there is no room for complacency as these results can be very deceptive on the eve of a major event like the Olympics.
- Well, it's never too wise to make it look like you're the belligerent warmonger on the eve of mid-term U.S. elections.
- Detectives hunting a man they want to question about a fire which killed eight members of a family are following up new leads on the eve of the third anniversary of the deaths.
- This threw the program into turmoil as successive candidates were interviewed on the eve of the season.
- Now, on the eve of his leaving the world of professional tennis, he's granted a wild card, allowing him to play his final Wimbledon tournament.
- On the eve of the event, inspired by childhood visits to the famous Levens Hall in Cumbria, Boston began cutting them into pairs of orbs and crosses and crowns.
- On the eve of my ‘summer’ holidays I find myself in a somewhat odd state of mind.
- I have heard other stories about weddings being ruined because the dress or cake firm or indeed the reception venue imploded on the eve of the happy event.
- On the eve of his birthday, Christopher proposed to Catherine.
- It's uncanny living in Beijing how it rains on the eve of major events.
- And this is on the eve of the holiday season: affected teachers cannot look forward to the loss of income.
- It was on the eve of the summer solstice, and the harmonics became fully charged.
- On the eve of New Year's Day, the youngest invited his brothers to dinner.
- It thus seems appropriate to be celebrating his birthday on the eve of a new millennium.
- The announcement of the cases comes on the eve of the so-called Golden Week Labour Day holiday.
- Without it, red tape will strangle plans for the Queen to unveil the memorial on the eve of the 60th anniversary of VE Day.
- The idea of having the event on the eve of the Connacht Final was a good one.
- The Programme Officer also gave away prizes and awards to those who stood out in various sports events held on the eve of the World Disabled Day.
- The former touring car champion hits out at the calibre of some of his rivals on the eve of the big event at Knockhill
Synonyms day before, evening before, night before period before, the run-up to - 1.1 The evening or day before a religious festival.
the service for Passover eve Example sentencesExamples - Since Sunday is the eve of All Saints day, it will be treated as the church's patronal service.
- I was told on the eve of the Christian Festival of Christmas, for want of a better way of describing it, that my promotion was going to be withheld.
- Nighttime festivities called verbenas are held on the eve of religious holidays.
- I was rather traumatized one day before Xmas eve because I had no plans for the said day.
- On the Sabbath's eve the body was taken down, as the Law required, and was buried.
- Traditionally the kulich is taken to be blessed at midnight mass on the eve of Easter Sunday.
- See both families celebrate the Sabbath eve, one with their entire group and the other at home.
- It was a chilly March day in 1972, the eve of Good Friday, and the Queen shivered as she first entered York Minster.
- These are sometimes lit in churches on the eve of Easter Sunday.
- There will be no evening Mass in any of the three churches on Sunday January 5th which is the eve of the holy day.
- Boxty bread, a potato bread marked with a cross, is still eaten by some on Halloween or the eve of All Saint's Day.
- The Church defines Christmas as the twelve days from Christmas Day until the eve of Epiphany.
- 1.2literary Evening.
Example sentencesExamples - It was a blustery winter eve, the sun was sinking into slumber and in the town square, settlers were gathering for a meeting.
- While probably not worthy of a full purchase, I certainly would recommend this as a rental on a chilly winter eve.
Synonyms evening, night, late afternoon, end of day, close of day twilight, dusk, nightfall, sunset, sundown literary even, eventide, evenfall, gloaming
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'close of day'): short form of even2. Rhymes achieve, believe, breve, cleave, conceive, deceive, greave, grieve, heave, interleave, interweave, khedive, leave, misconceive, naive, Neve, peeve, perceive, reave, receive, reive, relieve, reprieve, retrieve, sheave, sleeve, steeve, Steve, Tananarive, Tel Aviv, thieve, underachieve, upheave, weave, we've, Yves proper nouniːviv (in the Bible) the first woman, companion of Adam and mother of Cain and Abel.
nounēviv 1The day or period of time immediately before an event or occasion. on the eve of her departure he gave her a little parcel Example sentencesExamples - The Programme Officer also gave away prizes and awards to those who stood out in various sports events held on the eve of the World Disabled Day.
- The announcement of the cases comes on the eve of the so-called Golden Week Labour Day holiday.
- The idea of having the event on the eve of the Connacht Final was a good one.
- On the eve of the event, inspired by childhood visits to the famous Levens Hall in Cumbria, Boston began cutting them into pairs of orbs and crosses and crowns.
- However, there is no room for complacency as these results can be very deceptive on the eve of a major event like the Olympics.
- On the eve of his birthday, Christopher proposed to Catherine.
- On the eve of New Year's Day, the youngest invited his brothers to dinner.
- Without it, red tape will strangle plans for the Queen to unveil the memorial on the eve of the 60th anniversary of VE Day.
- It thus seems appropriate to be celebrating his birthday on the eve of a new millennium.
- Detectives hunting a man they want to question about a fire which killed eight members of a family are following up new leads on the eve of the third anniversary of the deaths.
- I have heard other stories about weddings being ruined because the dress or cake firm or indeed the reception venue imploded on the eve of the happy event.
- It was on the eve of the summer solstice, and the harmonics became fully charged.
- On the eve of my ‘summer’ holidays I find myself in a somewhat odd state of mind.
- And this is on the eve of the holiday season: affected teachers cannot look forward to the loss of income.
- She also initiated an event on the eve of the road opening, a walk for charity organised by herself for the new road.
- Now, on the eve of his leaving the world of professional tennis, he's granted a wild card, allowing him to play his final Wimbledon tournament.
- It's uncanny living in Beijing how it rains on the eve of major events.
- This threw the program into turmoil as successive candidates were interviewed on the eve of the season.
- Well, it's never too wise to make it look like you're the belligerent warmonger on the eve of mid-term U.S. elections.
- The former touring car champion hits out at the calibre of some of his rivals on the eve of the big event at Knockhill
Synonyms day before, evening before, night before - 1.1 The evening or day before a religious festival.
the service for Passover eve Example sentencesExamples - The Church defines Christmas as the twelve days from Christmas Day until the eve of Epiphany.
- I was told on the eve of the Christian Festival of Christmas, for want of a better way of describing it, that my promotion was going to be withheld.
- Since Sunday is the eve of All Saints day, it will be treated as the church's patronal service.
- I was rather traumatized one day before Xmas eve because I had no plans for the said day.
- See both families celebrate the Sabbath eve, one with their entire group and the other at home.
- On the Sabbath's eve the body was taken down, as the Law required, and was buried.
- These are sometimes lit in churches on the eve of Easter Sunday.
- Boxty bread, a potato bread marked with a cross, is still eaten by some on Halloween or the eve of All Saint's Day.
- Traditionally the kulich is taken to be blessed at midnight mass on the eve of Easter Sunday.
- Nighttime festivities called verbenas are held on the eve of religious holidays.
- It was a chilly March day in 1972, the eve of Good Friday, and the Queen shivered as she first entered York Minster.
- There will be no evening Mass in any of the three churches on Sunday January 5th which is the eve of the holy day.
- 1.2literary Evening.
Example sentencesExamples - While probably not worthy of a full purchase, I certainly would recommend this as a rental on a chilly winter eve.
- It was a blustery winter eve, the sun was sinking into slumber and in the town square, settlers were gathering for a meeting.
Synonyms evening, night, late afternoon, end of day, close of day
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘close of day’): short form of even. proper nounivēv (in the Bible) the first woman, wife of Adam and mother of Cain and Abel.
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