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| 1. | [ adverb ] used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected | |
| Examples: | "even an idiot knows that" "declined even to consider the idea" "I don't have even a dollar!" |
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| 2. | [ adverb ] in spite of; notwithstanding | |
| Examples: | "even when he is sick, he works" "even with his head start she caught up with him" |
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| 3. | [ adverb ] to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons | |
| Synonyms: | still yet | |
| Examples: | "looked sick and felt even worse" "an even (or still) more interesting problem" "still another problem must be solved" "a yet sadder tale" |
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| 4. | [ adjective ] divisible by two | |
| Related terms: | odd | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced | |
| Synonyms: | fifty-fifty | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | equal | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] 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) | |
| Examples: | "an even application of varnish" "the picture is even with the window" |
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| Related terms: | uneven flat level flush true flatbottom justified steady smooth evenness | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] symmetrically arranged | |
| Synonyms: | regular | |
| Examples: | "even (or regular) features "a regular polygon" |
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| Related terms: | symmetrical | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] occurring at fixed intervals | |
| Synonyms: | regular | |
| Examples: | "a regular beat" "the even rhythm of his breathing" |
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| Related terms: | steady | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] of the score in a contest | |
| Synonyms: | level tied | |
| Examples: | "the score is even" |
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| Related terms: | equal | |
| 10. | [ verb ] become even or more even | |
| Synonyms: | even_out | |
| Examples: | "even out the surface" |
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| Related terms: | change | |
| 11. | [ adverb ] to the full extent | |
| Examples: | "loyal even unto death" |
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| 12. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 15851 | |
| 13. | [ verb ] make level or straight | |
| Synonyms: | level flush even_out | |
| Examples: | "level the ground" |
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| Related terms: | change_surface grade strickle level | |
| 14. | [ verb ] make even or more even | |
| Synonyms: | even_out | |
| Related terms: | regularize compensate compensate compensate | |
| Similar spelling: |
Evon Evan Evonne |
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