even
noun
- 1
(diminutive) An even number.
“So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds.”
verb
- 1
To make flat and level.
“We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low.”
- 2
To equal.
- 3
To be equal.
“Thrice nine evens twenty seven.”
- 4
To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
“We need to even the score.”
- 5
To set right; to complete.
- 6
To act up to; to keep pace with.
adjective
- 1
Flat and level.
“Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even.”
- 2
Without great variation.
“Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice.”
- 3
Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
“Call it even.”
- 4
(of an integer) Divisible by two.
“Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers.”
- 5
(of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
- 6
On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
- 7
On equal terms of a moral sort; quits.
“You biffed me back at the barn, and I biffed you here—so now we're even.”
- 8
Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
- 9
Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
- 10
Associate; fellow; of the same condition.
adverb
- 1
Exactly, just, fully.
“I fulfilled my instructions even as I had promised.”
- 2
In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.
“Did you even make it through the front door?”
- 3
Emphasizing a comparative.
“I was strong before, but now I am even stronger.”
- 4
Signalling a correction of one's previous utterance; rather, that is.
“My favorite actor is Jack Nicklaus. Jack Nicholson, even.”
Synonyms
noun
- 1
Evening.
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