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