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eve

/iːv/noun1 syllable

Eve means: the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall).

Synonyms for eve4

noun, as in the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

evening, even, eventide

also used for eve

forenight

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What does eve mean?4

noun

1

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)“he enjoyed the evening light across the lake”

2

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

3

the day before“he always arrives on the eve of her departure”

4

the period immediately before something“on the eve of the French Revolution”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with eve?13

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Eve in a sentence

  • On the eve of the conference, the prevailing mood was one of scepticism.sundown
  • It looked as if we were on the eve of a revolution.Dejo
  • He revised all night on the eve of the exam.sundown
  • Eve plucked fruit from the tree of knowledge.monahxo
  • I met her on the eve of her departure.mervert1
  • He worries excessively on the eve of exams.englishchinese
  • He was very anxious on the eve of the exam.rene1596
  • He studied all night on the eve of the exam.sundown

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Forms of eve

as a noun

plural
eves