Eve ( v) In the Bible, the first woman and the wife of Adam. [Late Latin  va, Hva, from Hebrew  awwâ, living, life, from  yâ, to live; see yw in Semitic roots.] |
| eve (v) n. 1. The evening or day preceding a special day, such as a holiday. 2. The period immediately preceding a certain event: the eve of war. 3. Evening. [Middle English, variant of even; see even2.] |
eve
Noun
1. the evening or day before some special event
2. the period immediately before an event: on the eve of the Second World War
3. Poetic or old-fashioned evening [variant of even2]
Eve
Noun
Bible the first woman, created by God from Adam's rib
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| Noun | 1. |  Eve - (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 EdenOld Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible |
| 2. | eve - the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure" 24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours - time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" | |
| 3. | eve - the period immediately before something; "on the eve of the French Revolution" period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | |
| 4. |  eve - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"daylight, daytime, day - the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime" guest night - an evening when members of a club or college can bring their friends as guests |
eve
noun 1. night before, day before, vigil
Translations
eve [iːv] n on the eve of → am Tag vor +dat;
Christmas Eve → Heiligabend m;
New Year's Eve → Silvester m or nt
n eve [iːv]
1 the day or evening before a festival Christmas Eve; New Year's Eve. ou عَشِيَّة، لَيْلَة (العيد) навечерие předvečer svátku juleaften; -aften der Vortag, -abend παραμονή víspera eelõhtu شب پیش از روز عزیز aatto veille עֶרֶב - पूर्व सन्ध्या noć uoči praznika (elő)est sebelum vaka; aðfangadagur vigilia 前夜 전야 išvakarės (svētku) priekšvakars hari sebelum vooravond aften (før en høytid) wigilia véspera ajun канун predvečer sviatku dan/večer (pred praznikom) veče uoči helgdagsafton วันก่อนวันหยุดหรือวันสำคัญ arife 節日的前夜 святий вечір کسی کلیسائی تہوار یا اہم تقریب سے پچھلا دن یا رات ngày hoặc đêm trước lễ hội 节日的前夜
2 the time just before an event on the eve of (the) battle. vooraand عَشِيَّة، لَيْلَة (وُقوع الحَدَث) навечерие předvečer tid umiddelbart før der Vorabend παραμονές víspera künnis آستانه aatto, kynnys veille עֶרֶב - घटना से पूर्व uči vmi előestéjén menjelang rétt fyrir vigilia 直前 직전 išvakarės priekšvakars menjelang vooravond umiddelbart før, på terskelen til przeddzień véspera ajun канун predvečer predvečer uoči tiden omedelbart före วันก่อนวันเทศกาล arife (重大事件的)前夕 переддень کسی واقعہ سے ایک دن قبل thời gian liền trước một sự kiện quan trọng （重大事件的）前夕
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