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even

/ˈiːvən/noun, verb, adjective, adverb2 syllables

Even means: 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).

Synonyms for even38

noun, as in the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

evening, eve, eventide

verb, as in make level or straight

flush, level, even out

verb, as in become even or more even

even out

verb, as in make even or more even

even out

adjective, as in 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)

flat, level, plane, flatbottom, flatbottomed, flat-bottomed, flat-bottom, flush, justified, lap-jointed, straight-grained, true, straight, smooth, steady

adjective, as in symmetrically arranged

regular, symmetrical, symmetric

adjective, as in of the score in a contest

tied, level, equal

adjective, as in equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced

fifty-fifty, equal

adjective, as in occurring at fixed intervals

regular, steady

adverb, as in to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons

yet, still

also used for even

round, quits, uniform, monotone, on par, square, flatten, match, so much as, in other words, precisely

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of even

uneven, odd

What does even mean?14

adjective

1

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”

2

symmetrically arranged“even features”

3

of the score in a contest“the score is tied”

4

equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced“even amounts of butter and sugar”

5

occurring at fixed intervals“a regular beat”

6

divisible by two

noun

1

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)“he enjoyed the evening light across the lake”

verb

1

make level or straight“level the ground”

2

become even or more even“even out the surface”

3

make even or more even

adverb

1

to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons“looked sick and felt even worse”

2

used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected“even an idiot knows that”

3

in spite of; notwithstanding“even when he is sick, he works”

4

to the full extent“loyal even unto death”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Even in a sentence

  • Even if you know the truth, you had better pretend otherwise at present.CM
  • Even at nighttime, it was not quiet and peaceful any more.avandivai
  • Even after it was hit, the pole was still upright.Jesse
  • Hiromi decided to risk bungee-jumping, even though he was scared.CN
  • The formation and movement of hurricanes are capricious, even with our present-day technology.steverules123
  • If it were not for television, the world would feel even larger.CK
  • Even now, we still doubt that he is the real murderer.CK
  • Richard is fair, even to people he does not like.CP

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of even

as a noun

plural
evens

as a verb

past tense
evened
present participle
evening
third-person singular
evens
past participle
evened

as a adjective

comparative
evener
superlative
evenest