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even1 definition

even (ē′vən)

adjective

  1. flat; level; smooth even country
  2. not irregular; not varying; uniform; constant an even tempo
  3. calm; tranquil; serene; placid an even disposition
  4. in the same plane or line; in line water even with the rim
  5. equally balanced
    1. owing and being owed nothing
    2. with neither a profit nor a loss
  7. revenged for a wrong, insult, etc.
  8. just; equitable; fair an even exchange
  9. equal or identical in number, quantity, degree, score, etc.
  10. exactly divisible by two: said of numbers
  11. exact an even mile

Etymology: ME < OE efne, efen, akin to Ger eben, Goth ibns < ? IE base *yem-, hold together > MIr emon, twins

adverb

  1. Obsolete in an even manner
    1. though it may seem improbable; moreover; indeed; fully even unto death; even a fool could understand
    2. exactly; precisely; just; in no other way but it happened even as I expected
    3. just as; while; already even as he spoke, she entered
    4. still; yet: used in emphasizing a comparison an even worse mistake
    5. Archaic namely; particularly one there was, even John

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to make, become, or be even; level off; equalize or be equalized: often with off, out, or up

Related Forms:

even Idioms

even if

supposing that; though

even so

in spite of that; nonetheless
even2 definition

even (ē′vən)

noun

Archaic evening

Etymology: see eve

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even Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • number: However, there is a method: high, low, odd and even numbers are as mathematically balanced as possible.
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even quotes

Don't get mad, get even.

-Kennedy,Joseph Patrick

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