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eves

/iːvz/

eves is the plural of eve.

Meaning of eve

Noun

eve (plural eves)

  1. The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
    • She died on the eve of her 100th birthday.
  2. (archaic, poetic) Evening, night.
    • on a cold winter's eve.
    Synonyms:
    een
  3. (figuratively) The period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced
    • the eve of a scientific discovery
    Antonyms:
    evening, winter

See all 10 meanings of eve

Noun (1) capitalized: EVEs

EVEs

  1. (plural) plural of EVE

Noun (2) capitalized: Eves

Eves

  1. (plural) plural of Eve

Phrases with eves

Words that rhyme with eves

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Questions about eves

What is eves the plural of?
Eves is the plural of eve.
What part of speech is eves?
Eves is a noun.
How do you pronounce eves?
Eves is pronounced /iːvz/.

Words near eves in the dictionary

  1. everywhereness
  2. everywheres
  3. everywhither
  4. everywoman
  5. everywomen
  6. eves
  7. evesdrop
  8. evesdropped
  9. evesdropper
  10. evesdroppers
  11. evesdropping

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Adapted from Wiktionary: eves (page history and authors); EVEs (page history and authors); Eves (page history and authors); eve (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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