Eve

/iːv/ · noun

Meaning

The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve..

Definitions by Sense

1. The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
2. (archaic, poetic) Evening, night.
3. (figurative) The period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced

Example Sentences

She died on the eve of her 100th birthday.

on a cold winter's eve.

I love to see the shaking twig / Dance till the shut of eve

And has she tired of weeping / As she lies down at eve.

Sitting on the dockside at Oban, watching the to-ing and fro-ing in the harbour on a perfect summer's eve, I reflect on a trip which has taken me through our busiest cities to traverse the country's main lines, as well as explore some of the furthest extremities that were literally out on a limb.

the eve of a scientific discovery

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