/ Dictionary / Index E eve: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: eve Pronunciation: (ēv), [key] — n. (sometimes cap.) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event: Christmas Eve; the eve of an execution. the period preceding or leading up to any event, crisis, etc.: on the eve of the American Revolution. the evening. Eve Pronunciation: (ēv), [key] — n. name of the first woman: wife of Adam and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 3:20. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “life.” Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: eve (Thesaurus) Evatt evection Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acquiesce Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language