evenlye‧ven‧ly /ˈiːvənli/ ●○○ adverb 
Make sure the surface is evenly covered with paint. Spread the butter evenly over the toast. Support for the Liberals is fairly evenly spread across the country. Make sure the weight is evenly distributed.2divided in an equal way: The profits will be split evenly between the three of us. Government ministers are fairly evenly divided on this issue. The prospects for the country are fairly evenly balanced between peaceful reform and revolution.3in a regular or steady way: He was breathing more evenly now. rows of evenly spaced desks4evenly matched if two competitors are evenly matched, they are as good as each other and so have an equal chance of winning: The two teams are very evenly matched.5if you say something evenly, you say it in a calm way without getting angry or upset SYN calmly
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- "You can do whatever you like," she said evenly.
- Spread the coating evenly over the entire surface.
- The money was divided evenly among all four brothers.
- The patient was breathing evenly.
- Turn the chicken pieces so that they cook evenly.
- And the increase in temperature will not be felt evenly.
- In your estate, divide assets evenly among children, even if one displeases you or if one becomes wealthy.
- Outside, the sexes are more evenly matched, I admit.
- Spread the bean mixture evenly over the fish and scatter the remaining ginger and green onion on top.
- The columns now appear more evenly arranged on the screen.
- This pattern of irregular loading subjects the vessel to quite different stress from that exerted by an evenly distributed load of coal.
- When softened, spread the potatoes evenly over bottom and sides of the pans as for pie shells.
- Your weight is evenly spread when you address the ball.
Longman Language Activatorequal in quality, standard, or ability
· I don't think she ever recorded a song as good as "Stormy Weather".· They say that the new Argentinian striker will be as good as Maradona.· "How's the strawberry flavor?" "It's OK, but not as good as the chocolate one."
to be as good or as important as all the other things that are available: be equal to anyone/anything: · There's no doubt that she can produce work that is equal to anyone else's in her class.· The architecture here is equal to anything found in Florence or Rome.
: equally strong/good/difficult etc equal in strength, quality etc: · Chantal Johnson was brought up in Canada, and is equally fluent in French and English.· The meat can then be baked, grilled, or sautéed with equally good results.· Danny has great skill as a football player, and, equally important, the determination that you need to succeed.
to be as good as something else or equal in size, speed, power etc: · No one has ever equalled her performance as Juliet.· The cloth dyers of ancient Tyre produced beautiful colours that have never been equalled by even the finest synthetic dyes.be matched/equalled only by something: · The facilities at the club were only matched by one or two other clubs in Europe.
to be almost as good, impressive, or successful as something that is very good, impressive etc: · The college's facilities rival those of Harvard or Yale.rival something in something: · The new aeroplane would rival its competitors in terms of noise, range and versatility.· The prince built a vast palace, rivalling Versailles in size and opulence.
to be as good or almost as good as something that is very good: · The acquisition of Walker puts the company on a par with its rivals in France and Germany.· Donald showed up with a woman called Pandora, whose beauty was on a par with any film star.
if competitors or opponents are evenly matched they have almost equal ability, so a game or competition between them will be very even: · The two wrestlers were evenly matched.· It seems that the teams are pretty evenly matched, but the French players are probably more experienced.
British you say there's nothing to choose between two things or people when they are both equally good and you cannot say which is better: · After the interviews we had to admit there was nothing to choose between the two candidates.· There's really nothing to choose between the performance of these two cars.
with equal spaces in between if things are arranged at regular intervals , they are arranged, usually in a line, with equal distances between them: · There are stations where runners can get water at regular intervals throughout the marathon.· Small trees can be planted at regular intervals along a path to create an avenue.
at regular points that are a metre, mile etc apart along a line, road etc: · It was so steep that we had to stop and rest about every twenty metres.· There are coastguard stations every ten miles along the coast.
arranged with regular spaces: · Our tents are evenly spaced over a large area to give you maximum privacy.· The word processor will arrange your text in evenly spaced columns.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Spread the butter evenly over the toast. The prospects for the country are fairly evenly balanced between peaceful reform and revolution. rows of evenly spaced desksCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Make sure the weight of the load is evenly distributed. This species of dolphin is widely distributed throughout the world. The two candidates are fairly evenly matched.
Spread the butter evenly over the toast. The prospects for the country are fairly evenly balanced between peaceful reform and revolution. rows of evenly spaced desks· The baby was fast asleep and breathing steadily.
(=until all of it is equally well cooked)· Turn the pie several times to cook it evenly.
Make sure the weight of the load is evenly distributed. This species of dolphin is widely distributed throughout the world. The two candidates are fairly evenly matched. (=with equal spaces) For security, use three evenly spaced bolts per post.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB For security, use three evenly spaced bolts per post.· The live recording shows few signs of an audience present and is evenly balanced between voices and orchestra.· Ipswich scored 2/5, with one game, which is evenly balanced, to be adjudicated.· The scales can be fairly evenly balanced.
· Pour over the trout and turn to coat evenly.· Dip quail in cornstarch mixture until evenly coated.· Spread mustard coating evenly over browned rabbit.· In a separate bowl, coat the cakes in the reserved bread crumbs until evenly coated.
· Moreover, unemployment has not been evenly distributed.· The dough should be elastic, soft, tacky, but not sticky and the seeds should be evenly distributed.· Unfortunately, these 13 million words are not evenly distributed across the 10 superfields.· Break rice sticks into small pieces and distribute evenly among lettuce cups.· If women were evenly distributed across the spectrum of employment, their pay levels would be much closer to those of men.· Drizzle oil over polenta and brush to distribute evenly.· Your weight should be evenly distributed between both legs.· The twenty slides are evenly distributed by gender, with a good mix of age and race.
· Staff seemed evenly divided - we received some smiles but also caught some rather unsavoury glances.· And 86 to 90 percent comes from vehicle exhaust, evenly divided between diesel and gasoline engines.· The large crowd at the meeting was nearly evenly divided between those supporting the ban and those against.· Yocum may have been helped by the fact that the chamber audience was more evenly divided in allegiance.
· Outside, the sexes are more evenly matched, I admit.· As a result, the two parties ended up being fairly evenly matched.· In the early stage the sides were evenly matched effectively cancelling each other out.· Flow is experienced when people perceive opportunities for action being evenly matched by their capabilities.· Even if the cars were evenly matched, he knew he couldn't out-drive the police.· Teams were evenly matched with experienced players and beginners carefully balanced.· Teams were evenly matched and all games proved to be very close affairs with penalties deciding many of them.· Edward felt that he and the malign force were fairly evenly matched.
· I said evenly, keeping my gaze level and steady and my posture perpendicular and upright.
· Such regular joint patterns appear to develop when the centres of contraction are evenly spaced.· The windows were clean, the bed was neatly made and his four chairs were set evenly spaced around the table.· It has 13 rounds evenly spaced, with two races in most months from April to September.· Press Y to select evenly spaced columns.
· There also seems to be agreement that our new Congress will be more evenly split, and thus dysfunctional.· Only in the old industrial states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island was opinion evenly split on this issue.· In fact, the original version is virtually split evenly into two blocks of Orientation and Complicating Action.· On the issue of abortion rights, Texans split evenly with 46 percent favoring abortion rights and 46 percent opposing abortion.· Parents typically equate fairness with equality, seeking to evenly split the wealth they bequeath among their offspring.· They surveyed 1, 598 organizations in 40 different industries about evenly split between manufacturing and the service sector.· Other more constructive workers split evenly between those favoring casual and those preferring declared.· Democratic party rules require that state delegations to the convention be split evenly between men and women.
· For overcrowding is not spread evenly throughout the system.· Add nut mixture and spread evenly.· Spread evenly with apple and peel mixture.· This aroused the resentment of almost the whole front bench, but Wigg's hostility was not evenly spread.· Although power is widely spread it does not necessarily mean that it is evenly spread between all groups.· But, as we know, demand for seats is not evenly spread.· Unlike the greenhouse gases, which spread evenly across the globe, sulphur dioxide's effects are short-lived and regional.· Royal icing takes a little practice to spread evenly and pipe, but the results are well worth the effort.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1covering or affecting all parts of something equally: - The teams seem pretty evenly matched, so it's hard to say who will win.
- As a result, the two parties ended up being fairly evenly matched.
- Flow is experienced when people perceive opportunities for action being evenly matched by their capabilities.
- Importance of national security considerations Public opinion polls published on the eve of the election showed the two main parties evenly matched.
- In the early stage the sides were evenly matched effectively cancelling each other out.
- Leeds scored through Wallace with 7 minutes to go in an evenly matched game.
- Outside, the sexes are more evenly matched, I admit.
- Sometimes there will be two candidates who are fairly evenly matched and there may be uncertainty about which should be appointed.
- When fighting does occur - as when two evenly matched individuals meet - it seldom results in injury.
Make sure the surface is evenly covered with paint. Spread the butter evenly over the toast. Support for the Liberals is fairly evenly spread across the country. Make sure the weight is evenly distributed.2divided in an equal way: The profits will be split evenly between the three of us. Government ministers are fairly evenly divided on this issue. The prospects for the country are fairly evenly balanced between peaceful reform and revolution.3in a regular or steady way: He was breathing more evenly now. rows of evenly spaced desks4evenly matched if two competitors are evenly matched, they are as good as each other and so have an equal chance of winning: The two teams are very evenly matched.5if you say something evenly, you say it in a calm way without getting angry or upset SYN calmly