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Even

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveFlat and level.
"Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even."
2.AdjectiveWithout great variation.
"Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice."
3.AdjectiveEqual in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
"The distribution of food must be even.; Call it even."
4.AdjectiveOf an integer, divisible by two.
"Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers."
5.AdjectiveOf a number, convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
6.AdjectiveOn equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
7.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."
8.AdjectiveParallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
9.AdjectiveWithout an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
10.AdjectiveAssociate; fellow; of the same condition. (Can we verify this sense?)
11.VerbTo make flat and level.
"We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low."
12.VerbTo equal or equate; to make the same.
13.VerbTo be equal.
"Thrice nine evens twenty seven."
14.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."
15.VerbTo set right; to complete.
16.VerbTo act up to; to keep pace with.
17.AdverbExactly; just; fully.
"I fulfilled my instructions even as I had promised.; You are leaving tonight? — Even so.; This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you."
18.AdverbIn reality (used to imply an extreme example in the case mentioned).
"Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.; Did you even make it through the front door?; That was before I was even born."
19.AdverbUsed to emphasise a comparative.
"I was strong before, but now I am even stronger."
20.AdverbUsed to indicate a further degree of comparison.
"Bob is taller than Alice, but Cameron is even taller than Bob."
21.AdverbRather; that is (used to signal a correction of a previous utterance).
"My favorite actor is Jack Nicklaus. Jack Nicholson, even."
22.NounAn even number.
"So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds."
23.NounEvening.
"We'll meet at even, when the sun is set."
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