eve
The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas EveThe day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
» Tom and I met at a New Year's Eve party.
Я познайомився з Томом на новорічній вечірці.
Я познайомилася з Томом на новорічній вечірці.
Meaning
3 sensesThe day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
She died on the eve of her 100th birthday.
Vorabend
кану́нkanún
передде́ньpereddénʹ
the day before
(figuratively)The period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced
the eve of a scientific discovery
кану́нkanún, преддве́риеpreddvérije
(archaic, poetic)Evening, night.
on a cold winter's eve.
Examples
209 sentencesTom and I met at a New Year's Eve party.
Я познайомився з Томом на новорічній вечірці. — deniko
December 24th is Christmas Eve.
24 грудня — канун Різдва. — deniko
ru24 декабря - сочельник. — Selena777
deAm 24. Dezember ist Heiligabend. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They got married on Christmas Eve.
ruОни поженились в рождественский сочельник. — sharptoothed
deSie heirateten am Heiligen Abend. — Esperantostern
I love church on Christmas Eve.
deIch gehe Heiligabend gerne in die Kirche. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They went to church on Christmas Eve.
deSie gingen am Heiligen Abend zur Kirche. — samueldora
Translations
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Origin
From a variant of the Middle English noun even (itself from Old English ǣfen), with a pre-From a variant of the Middle English noun even (itself from Old English ǣfen), with a pre-1200 loss of the terminal '-n', which was mistaken for an inflection. See also the now archaic or poetic even (“evening”), from the same source.
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Forms
plural: evesSynonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- on christmas eve
- christmas eve
- new year's eve
- year's eve