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 Eden
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,815 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,889 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- (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
- the day before he always arrives on the eve of her departure
- the period immediately before something on the eve of the French Revolution
- the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) also: evening, even, eventide he enjoyed the evening light across the lake
eve in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But I was on the eve of making it.
The Cavalier · George Washington Cable · Chapter 1
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III In Sweden the principal celebration with its distribution of gifts takes place late on Christmas Eve.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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When Adam and Eve were put into the Garden of Eden, there was nothing said about the serpent.
Where the Blue Begins · Christopher Morley · Chapter 2
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On Christmas eve they sat over the stove, after the little ones had gone to bed, and discussed the situation.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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And, moreover, all this was just after sunset upon Walburga's Eve, when almost anything is rather more than likely to happen.
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice · James Branch Cabell · Chapter 1