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Even

noun
/ˈiːvən/
Word Frequency: 564.4

Definitions

1.noun(diminutive) An even number.
"So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds."
2.verbTo make flat and level.
"We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low."
3.verbTo equal.
4.verbTo be equal.
"Thrice nine evens twenty seven."
5.verbTo 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."
6.verbTo set right; to complete.
7.verbTo act up to; to keep pace with.
8.adjectiveFlat and level.
"Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even."
9.adjectiveWithout great variation.
"Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice."
10.adjectiveEqual in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
"Call it even."
11.adjective(of an integer) Divisible by two.
"Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers."
12.adjective(of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
13.adjectiveOn equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
14.adjectiveOn equal terms of a moral sort; quits.
"You biffed me back at the barn, and I biffed you here—so now we're even."
15.adjectiveParallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
16.adjectiveWithout an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
17.adjectiveAssociate; fellow; of the same condition.
18.adverbExactly, just, fully.
"I fulfilled my instructions even as I had promised."
19.adverbIn reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.
"Did you even make it through the front door?"
20.adverbEmphasizing a comparative.
"I was strong before, but now I am even stronger."
21.adverbSignalling a correction of one's previous utterance; rather, that is.
"My favorite actor is Jack Nicklaus. Jack Nicholson, even."

Synonyms

matchflattenlevelsettleroundon parflatuniformquitssquaremonotoneregular

Antonyms

odduneven

Rhymes With

believe in
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