eve

(noun, verb)

noun

1. (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

Definition categories: person

2. the day before

- he always arrives on the eve of her departure

Definition categories: time, day

3. the period immediately before something

- on the eve of the French Revolution

Definition categories: time, period

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

- he enjoyed the evening light across the lake

Similar word(s): even, evening, eventide

Definition categories: time, day, daylight, daytime

verb

1. To come before something, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.