Dictionary Entry

eve

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/iːv/Used In Literature ↓

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

In a Sentence

“The family gathered on Christmas Eve to open presents.”

Origin

From Old English ‘æfen’, meaning the evening before.

Common Phrases

. eveeve christmas

Synonyms

Antonyms

Poetry examples for “eve”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

And let not yet the swimmer leave
His clothes upon the sands of eve.

" 'Tis long till eve and morn are gone:
Slow the endless night comes on,

Enters at the English gate:
The vanquished eve, as night prevails,
Bleeds upon the road to Wales.

Buy them, buy them: eve and morn
Lover’s ills are all to sell.

Buy them, buy them: eve and morn
Lovers' ills are all to sell.

On Wenlock Edge the wood’s in trouhle
From far, from eve and morning .
If truth in hearts that perish .

And has she tired of weeping
As she lies down at eve?"

Now dreary dawns the eastern light,
And fall of eve is drear,
And cold the poor man lies at night,

On Wenlock Edge the wood’s in trouble
From far, from eve and morning .
If truth in hearts that perish. . .

Buy them, buy them: eve and morn
Lovers’ ills are all to sell.