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even

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4 characters
English (US)
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even

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Definitions ofeven

1noun
  • (diminutive) An even number.

    Example: "So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds."

1verb
  • To make flat and level.

    Example: "We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low."

  • To equal.
  • To be equal.

    Example: "Thrice nine evens twenty seven."

  • 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.

    Example: "We need to even the score."

  • To set right; to complete.
  • To act up to; to keep pace with.
1adjective
  • Flat and level.

    Example: "Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even."

  • Without great variation.

    Example: "Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice."

  • Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.

    Example: "Call it even."

  • (of an integer) Divisible by two.

    Example: "Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers."

  • (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
  • On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
  • On equal terms of a moral sort; quits.

    Example: "You biffed me back at the barn, and I biffed you here—so now we're even."

  • Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
  • Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
  • Associate; fellow; of the same condition.
1adverb
  • Exactly, just, fully.

    Example: "I fulfilled my instructions even as I had promised."

  • In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.

    Example: "Did you even make it through the front door?"

  • Emphasizing a comparative.

    Example: "I was strong before, but now I am even stronger."

  • Signalling a correction of one's previous utterance; rather, that is.

    Example: "My favorite actor is Jack Nicklaus. Jack Nicholson, even."

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