EVE


Meaning of EVE in English

n.

1) Christmas; New Year's Eve (on New Year's Eve)

2) on the ~ (on the ~ of the wedding)

USAGE NOTE: In AE Christmas Eve means the 'night before Christmas'; in BE it can also mean 'the entire day before Christmas'.

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.