n (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
n the day before
he always arrives on the eve of her departure
n the period immediately before something
on the eve of the French Revolution
n the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
he enjoyed the evening light across the lake