eve
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2.5
- noun
- /iːv/
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víspera
- The streets were bustling with excitement on the eve of the New Year.
- eve of the election
- eve of the war
- eve of the trial
I actually think I like Christmas Eve more.
- I actually think I like Christmas Eve more.
- I went out last night for Thanksgiving Eve back in Jersey.
- And then Andy and I had a nice quiet New Year's Eve together here.
- Have you seen the Jimmy Kimmel New Year's Eve compilation?
- It was a New Year's Eve resolution.
- But I have got this amazing Christmas Eve box for the kids.
- Hi, so I spent some time between Christmas and New Year's Eve to properly clean my shop.
- And Gary burned me New Year's Eve in Orlando.
- It was, I think it was New Year's Eve and we was all a bit pissed.
Examples
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Many families gather for a big dinner on Christmas eve before the holiday celebrations begin.
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And then Andy and I had a nice quiet New Year's Eve together here.
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I actually think I like Christmas Eve more.
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But I have got this amazing Christmas Eve box for the kids.
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The eve of a new year.
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And so I said good-bye to her on the very eve of her departure.
Fiction book (2001) -
Then the rains had finally come on the eve of their first major encounter with their enemy.
Fiction book (1999) -
The epic journey of Apollo 11 on the eve of that historic event.
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His application was filed on the eve of the 1992 presidential elections.
Academic text (1996) -
July 13, the eve of French Independence Day, is traditionally celebrated with dancing in the streets.
Academic text (2011)
Idioms
- Literature
Lasting for a very long time and never going out of style
Compounds
- Literature
23
3.6
The first man and woman in the Bible who are shown as the first people
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5.5
The evening before All Saints' Day when people wear costumes and children collect sweets
- Literature
A woman, especially when speaking in a religious or old-fashioned way
- Literature
The night before Saint Agnes's feast day when young women do special acts to dream of their future husbands
Surface Forms
Etymology
Eve comes from an old English word ǣfen that meant 'evening' or 'the day before'. So, when we speak of 'Christmas eve' or 'the eve of an event' we mean the time right before something important.