even

• (r) 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!
• (a) divisible by two
• (r) in spite of; notwithstanding
  • even when he is sick, he works
  • even with his head start she caught up with him
• (s) equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced
  • even amounts of butter and sugar
  • on even terms
  • it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split
  • had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance
  • an even fight
  fifty-fifty,
• (a) 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
• (r) to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
  • looked sick and felt even worse
  • an even (or still) more interesting problem
  • still another problem must be solved
  • a yet sadder tale
  still, yet,
• (s) symmetrically arranged
  • even features
  • regular features
  • a regular polygon
  regular,
• (r) to the full extent
  • loyal even unto death
• (s) occurring at fixed intervals
  • a regular beat
  • the even rhythm of his breathing
  regular,
• (s) of the score in a contest
  • the score is tied
  level, tied,

Nouns

• (n) the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
  • he enjoyed the evening light across the lake
  evening, eventide, eve,

Verbs

• (v) make level or straight
  • level the ground
  even out, level, flush,
• (v) become even or more even
  • even out the surface
  even out,
• (v) make even or more even even out,

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See also

Words of close approximity