eve
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1.1
- noun
- /iːv/
- Archaic
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- It was a dark and stormy eve of Halloween.
Examples
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During the winter eve sessions, the entire household gathered, usually in the only living room of the farmhouse, and listened to the telling of stories, fairy tales, and folk sagas.
Academic text (1995) -
Lately, my father had been making so much extra money with my mother's brothers that, to celebrate, we had spent the eve of Rosh Hashanah down the shore at Bradley Beach—a bonanza for me and my sister, who got to miss a day of school in addition to the one due to us for the holiday.
Fiction book (1990) -
Come back to us for the new year's eve dance.
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That eve at the bar, they saw quite a sight.
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We have more pressing issues this eve.
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This growth in inequality peaked on the eve of World War One.
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In April, the provisional commission sent a lengthy letter to the Central American presidents on the eve of their summit.
Academic text (1998) -
I'd wrap up warm and cozy this eve if I were thee, Mistress Mary.
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On a moonbright midsummer's eve, much like this one, the boy returned to face his father and right these wrongs.
Fiction book (1992) -
As the sun dipped below the horizon, the beauty of the summer eve filled the park with warm colors.
Synonyms
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1.0
The part of the day from late afternoon until night
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1.0
The time just after the sun goes down before it is fully dark
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2.4
Soft light in the sky just before sunrise or after sunset
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9.9
The time in the evening when the sky gets dark
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3.5
The time after the sun goes down when the sky is partly light
The time just before it becomes dark
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
Lasting for a very long time and never going out of style
Compounds
- Literature
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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 is closely related to the common word evening and comes from the old English ǣfen, which meant the 'end of the day' or 'twilight'. That is why eve can also mean the late part of the day.