---
title: eve — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «eve» in the school dictionary: The day or evening before a special day. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eve/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/) / eve

# eve

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** girl, We, players, Eve, streets, farmer · **What happens:** name, open, stay up, go, be, come · **To what, where:** one present, Christmas Eve., Eve, name, old poem

<!-- .vabout -->
«eve» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [eve in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/eve.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The day or evening before a special day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eve:m1:1
# text = The day or evening before a special day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eve:m1e:1
# text = Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve.
1	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Eve	Eve	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	Eve.	Eve.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The time just before an important event: on the eve of the match.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eve:m2:1
# text = The time just before an important event: on the eve of the match.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	eve	eve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old or poetry — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Evening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eve:m3:1
# text = Evening.
1	Evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eve — a girl's name; in the Bible, the first woman.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eve:m4:1
# text = Eve — a girl's name; in the Bible, the first woman.
1	Eve	Eve	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	14	amod	_	_
14	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** |  | a girl |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We open one present on Christmas Eve.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eve:x1:1
# text = We open one present on Christmas Eve.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	open	open	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Eve.	Eve.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | present | We | one present |  | Christmas Eve. |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent present=Theme on eve.=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On New Year's Eve we stayed up until midnight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eve:x2:1
# text = On New Year's Eve we stayed up until midnight.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	Eve	Eve	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	until	until	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	midnight	midnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay up** | past | we |  |  | New Year's Eve | midnight |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on eve=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the eve of the final, the players went to bed early.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eve:x3:1
# text = On the eve of the final, the players went to bed early.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	eve	eve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	final	final	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the players |  |  | the eve of the final |  | to bed; early *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eve is my best friend's name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eve:x4:1
# text = Eve is my best friend's name.
1	Eve	Eve	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Eve | my best friend's name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The streets were busy on the eve of the holiday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eve:x5:1
# text = The streets were busy on the eve of the holiday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	eve	eve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the streets |  |  | the eve of the holiday |  | busy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the old poem, the farmer came home at eve.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eve:x6:1
# text = In the old poem, the farmer came home at eve.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	home	home	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	eve.	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the farmer |  |  | the old poem | evening | home *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in poem=Location |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [evasively](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evasively/)
- next →: [even](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/even/)
- ↑ back to [E in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/)