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Adverb: even eevun- Used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
"even an idiot knows that"; "declined even to consider the idea"; "I don't have even a dollar!" - In spite of; notwithstanding
"even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him" - To a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
"looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even more interesting problem"
- yet, still - To the full extent
"loyal even unto death"
Adjective: even (evener,evenest) eevun- Divisible by two
- Equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced
"even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a even split"; "had a even chance"; "an even fight"
- fifty-fifty - Being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with)
"an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window" - Symmetrically arranged
"even features"
- regular - Occurring at fixed intervals
"the even rhythm of his breathing"
- regular - Of the score in a contest
- tied, level
Noun: even eevun- The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
- evening, eve, eventide
Verb: even eevun- Make level or straight
- flush, level, even out - Become even or more even
"even out the surface"
- even out - Make even or more even
- even out
Derived forms: evened, evener, evenest, evening, evens See also: equal, even out, evenly, evenness, flat, flatbottom, flatbottomed, flush, invariability, justified, lap-jointed, level, plane, regularly, smooth, steady, straight, straight-grained, symmetric, symmetrical, true Type of: alter, change, change surface, day, daylight, daytime, modify, regularise [Brit], regularize Antonym: odd, uneven Encyclopedia: Even |