evensn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈiːvnz/, U.S.

/ˈivənz/

Forms: see even adj.¹ and n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: even n.²

Etymology: < the plural of even n.² Compare earlier odds n.

A. n.

†a. by evens and odds: (apparently) arbitrarily, at random. Obsolete. rare.In quot. apparently with reference to the use of the beads of the rosary in the selection of prayers.

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1608 J. Panke Fal of Babel Ep. Ded. sig. A3 By euens & ods, they make their praiers long or short.

b. evens and odds: see even adj.¹ and n.² Phrases 4d.

2. Originally and chiefly British. Odds offering an equal chance of winning or losing, with the amount won being the same as the stake; an even chance; = even money n. 2.

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1808 Times 22 June Beau Nash was the favourite at evens against the field.

1815 Star 21 Nov. Very little betting, except between Filho da Puta and Lord Fitzwilliam's colt;..several thousands were sported on them at evens.

1830 Morning Chron. 4 June Voltaire and Rowton are talked of at evens for the Grand Cup.

1900 ‘A. Graeme' Cobwebs vi, in Mummer Mystic Plays 53 I'll bet evens, Joan will be mine.

1912 Lone Hand (Sydney) 2 Sept. 366/1 It's evens he'll stick it on a bit more, now he has seen your attitude.

1981 S. McAughtry Belfast Stories i. 12 He found a bookie who was laying evens and against my advice he had the fiver on it.

2005 Independent 12 Mar. (Mag.) 24/2 The odds range from 35 to 1 for a straight-up bet (choosing one number) to evens.

2015 P. Watson Madeleine's War (2016) iv. 40 If you transmit for more than twenty minutes the chances are better than evens that they will be on to you.

3. British. Sport. A time taken to run a race which does not exceed a particular whole number of seconds (this being regarded as a good time for the distance); esp. a time of ten seconds or better for a 100-yard race. Now somewhat dated or historical.

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1875 Bell's Life in London 5 June 9/2 In this [race] some fast times were made, two of the three heats being run ¼ inside level time, and in the final the winner just doing ‘evens’.

1889 Boy's Own Paper 14 Sept. 794/2 All the amateur records are ‘evens’.

1920 Baily's Mag. May 238 He ran the hundred in ‘evens’ in 1904.

1955 Times 23 July 2/7 The Mill Hill schoolboy..rarely, if ever, fails to do the 100 yards in evens.

1998 P. Vasili First Black Footballer ii. 16 His time at Stamford Bridge is now recognised as the first official achievement of ‘evens’ at a national championship.

B. adj. colloquial (originally Scottish). In predicative use.

1. Of a person: that has settled his or her accounts; ‘quits’; = even adj.¹ 13a. Only in to get (also be) evens with (cf. even adj.¹ and n.² Phrases 6, Phrases 10a).

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1714 G. Lockhart Let. 25 May (1989) 102 Wee..saw no way left but to be evens with those who thus used us.

1753 Extracts Trial J. Stewart in Scots Mag. July 339/1 He would be evens with him.

1868 M. Chester Mem. Madam Chester xi. 109 Never mind, old boy, I'll be evens with you when he comes back; for if you don't tell me his name, I'll go and tell him plump out all that you have told me.

1908 E. Phillpotts Mother 327 'Twould be pleasing my master and getting evens with that anointed scamp.

1947 S. H. Adams Banner by Wayside xvii. 206 ‘It's a damn, dirty lie and I'll be evens with you for it,’ growled the barman.

1997 Calcutta Hist. Jrnl. 19–20 121 A letter to the editor expressed the fear that the Bill would give the Indians the chance to get evens with the ‘hated Europeans’.

2. Of two persons or things: equal in some respect. Only in to be evens. Cf. even adj.¹ 15.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > equal or even with someone or something

quit1490

quits1625

straight1730

trick and tie1825

to be evens1844

square1859

peels1881

1844 Scotsman 27 July We are to raise a Free Church in the West Port—raise you a Secession Church somewhere else, and we shall be evens.

1861 J. H. Brenten Trag. of Life I. x. 242 And the jury will remember no less, I hope, that the counsel is paid to prove that we are wrong and he is right; so we are evens.

1896 J. M. Barrie Sentimental Tommy 73 ‘Ay, Martha,’ muttered Mrs. Sandys, ‘you and Jean Myles is evens now.’

1970 E. Welty Losing Battles iv. 230 He don't know what Miss Julia Mortimer will do and Miss Julia Mortimer don't know what he'll do. So they're evens.

2005 H. Evans Going Home 35 I haven't got you chaps anything either, so we're evens.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	evens
释义	evensn.adj. Brit. /ˈiːvnz/, U.S. /ˈivənz/ Forms: see even adj.¹ and n.² Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: even n.² Etymology: < the plural of even n.² Compare earlier odds n. A. n. 1. †a. by evens and odds: (apparently) arbitrarily, at random. Obsolete. rare.In quot. apparently with reference to the use of the beads of the rosary in the selection of prayers. ΚΠ 1608 J. Panke Fal of Babel Ep. Ded. sig. A3 By euens & ods, they make their praiers long or short. b. evens and odds: see even adj.¹ and n.² Phrases 4d. 2. Originally and chiefly British. Odds offering an equal chance of winning or losing, with the amount won being the same as the stake; an even chance; = even money n. 2. ΚΠ 1808 Times 22 June Beau Nash was the favourite at evens against the field. 1815 Star 21 Nov. Very little betting, except between Filho da Puta and Lord Fitzwilliam's colt;..several thousands were sported on them at evens. 1830 Morning Chron. 4 June Voltaire and Rowton are talked of at evens for the Grand Cup. 1900 ‘A. Graeme' Cobwebs vi, in Mummer Mystic Plays 53 I'll bet evens, Joan will be mine. 1912 Lone Hand (Sydney) 2 Sept. 366/1 It's evens he'll stick it on a bit more, now he has seen your attitude. 1981 S. McAughtry Belfast Stories i. 12 He found a bookie who was laying evens and against my advice he had the fiver on it. 2005 Independent 12 Mar. (Mag.) 24/2 The odds range from 35 to 1 for a straight-up bet (choosing one number) to evens. 2015 P. Watson Madeleine's War (2016) iv. 40 If you transmit for more than twenty minutes the chances are better than evens that they will be on to you. 3. British. Sport. A time taken to run a race which does not exceed a particular whole number of seconds (this being regarded as a good time for the distance); esp. a time of ten seconds or better for a 100-yard race. Now somewhat dated or historical. ΚΠ 1875 Bell's Life in London 5 June 9/2 In this [race] some fast times were made, two of the three heats being run ¼ inside level time, and in the final the winner just doing ‘evens’. 1889 Boy's Own Paper 14 Sept. 794/2 All the amateur records are ‘evens’. 1920 Baily's Mag. May 238 He ran the hundred in ‘evens’ in 1904. 1955 Times 23 July 2/7 The Mill Hill schoolboy..rarely, if ever, fails to do the 100 yards in evens. 1998 P. Vasili First Black Footballer ii. 16 His time at Stamford Bridge is now recognised as the first official achievement of ‘evens’ at a national championship. B. adj. colloquial (originally Scottish). In predicative use. 1. Of a person: that has settled his or her accounts; ‘quits’; = even adj.¹ 13a. Only in to get (also be) evens with (cf. even adj.¹ and n.² Phrases 6, Phrases 10a). ΚΠ 1714 G. Lockhart Let. 25 May (1989) 102 Wee..saw no way left but to be evens with those who thus used us. 1753 Extracts Trial J. Stewart in Scots Mag. July 339/1 He would be evens with him. 1868 M. Chester Mem. Madam Chester xi. 109 Never mind, old boy, I'll be evens with you when he comes back; for if you don't tell me his name, I'll go and tell him plump out all that you have told me. 1908 E. Phillpotts Mother 327 'Twould be pleasing my master and getting evens with that anointed scamp. 1947 S. H. Adams Banner by Wayside xvii. 206 ‘It's a damn, dirty lie and I'll be evens with you for it,’ growled the barman. 1997 Calcutta Hist. Jrnl. 19–20 121 A letter to the editor expressed the fear that the Bill would give the Indians the chance to get evens with the ‘hated Europeans’. 2. Of two persons or things: equal in some respect. Only in to be evens. Cf. even adj.¹ 15. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > equal or even with someone or something quit1490 quits1625 straight1730 trick and tie1825 to be evens1844 square1859 peels1881 1844 Scotsman 27 July We are to raise a Free Church in the West Port—raise you a Secession Church somewhere else, and we shall be evens. 1861 J. H. Brenten Trag. of Life I. x. 242 And the jury will remember no less, I hope, that the counsel is paid to prove that we are wrong and he is right; so we are evens. 1896 J. M. Barrie Sentimental Tommy 73 ‘Ay, Martha,’ muttered Mrs. Sandys, ‘you and Jean Myles is evens now.’ 1970 E. Welty Losing Battles iv. 230 He don't know what Miss Julia Mortimer will do and Miss Julia Mortimer don't know what he'll do. So they're evens. 2005 H. Evans Going Home 35 I haven't got you chaps anything either, so we're evens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † evensadv. Forms: Middle English euyns. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: even n.¹, -s suffix¹. Etymology: < even n.¹ + -s suffix¹. Compare evenings adv. Obsolete. In the evening. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > evening > [adverb] evensc1450 evenings?1557 acronically1594 soon1619 overdark1847 c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 375 Folke was on þaire firste slepe & it was furth euyns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1608adv.c1450
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evensn.adj.

† evensadv.