eve C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /iv/ UK /iːv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the day or evening before a notable event; (poetic) evening On the eve of the battle, the camp lay quiet and tense. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the day or evening before a... eveningeventideduskvigilbrinkverge ↔ Opposites morningdawnaftermath Word family Related forms eveneveningeventide Etymology AI details A shortened form of Middle English even, eve, from Old English ǣfen 'evening', from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs. ǣfen Old English *ēbanþs Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # eve **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /iv/ **IPA (UK):** /iːv/ ## Meanings 1. the day or evening before a notable event; (poetic) evening ## Examples - On the eve of the battle, the camp lay quiet and tense. ## Synonyms - evening - eventide - dusk - vigil - brink - verge ## Antonyms - morning - dawn - aftermath ## Related Forms - even - evening - eventide ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ǣfen - Root: *ēbanþs ## Etymology A shortened form of Middle English even, eve, from Old English ǣfen 'evening', from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs. ## AI Etymology Eve is a shortened form of Middle English even, eve, from Old English ǣfen 'evening', from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs. Important recorded forms include ǣfen (Old English) and *ēbanþs (Proto-Germanic). The current sense covers the day or evening before a notable event; (poetic) evening. The wider family includes related words such as even, evening, and eventide. ## Topics - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown