Even word meaning and definition
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Click here if you Hate scroll, Show all | Too long, show scroll[adv] 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"
[adv] in spite of; notwithstanding; "even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him"
[adv] to the full extent; "loyal even unto death"
[adjective] 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"
[adjective] of the score in a contest; "the score is even"
[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); "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window"
[adjective] divisible by two
[adjective] occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing"
[adjective] symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon"
[verb] make even or more even
[verb] become even or more even; "even out the surface"
[verb] make level or straight; "level the ground"
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\E"ven\, a. [AS. efen. efn; akin to OS. eban, D. even, OHG. eban, G. efen, Icel. jafn, Dan. jevn, Sw. j["a]mn, Goth. ibns. Cf. {Anent}, {Ebb}.] 1. Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; hence uniform in rate of motion of action; as, even ground; an even speed; an even course of conduct. 2. Equable; not easily ruffed or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper. 3. Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit. And shall lay thee even with the ground. --Luke xix. 44. 4. Balanced; adjusted; fair; equitable; impartial; just to both side; owing nothing on either side; -- said of accounts, bargains, or persons indebted; as, our accounts are even; an even bargain. To make the even truth in pleasure flow. --Shak. 5. Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure. ``I know my life so even.'' --Shak. 6. Associate; fellow; of the same condition. [Obs.] ``His even servant.'' --Wyclif (Matt. xviii. 29). 7. Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; -- said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers. Whether the number of the stars is even or odd. --Jer. Taylor. {On even ground}, with equal advantage. {On even keel} (Naut.), in a level or horizontal position.
\E"ven\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evening}] 1. To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth. His temple Xerxes evened with the soil. --Sir. W. Raleigh. It will even all inequalities --Evelyn. 2. To equal [Obs.] ``To even him in valor.'' --Fuller. 3. 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. --Shak. 4. To set right; to complete. 5. To act up to; to keep pace with. --Shak.
\E"ven\, v. i. To be equal. [Obs.] --R. Carew.
\E"ven\, adv. [AS. efne. See {Even}, a., and cf. {E'en}.] 1. In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally; precisely; just; likewise; as well. ``Is it even so?'' --Shak. Even so did these Gauls possess the coast. --Spenser. 2. Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much as; fully; quite. Thou wast a soldier Even to Cato's wish. --Shak. Without . . . making us even sensible of the change. --Swift. 3. As might not be expected; -- serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected. I have made several discoveries, which appear new, even to those who are versed in critical learning. --Addison. 4. At the very time; in the very case. I knew they were had enough to please, even when I wrote them. --Dryden. Note: Even is sometimes used to emphasize a word or phrase. ``I have debated even in my soul.'' --Shak. By these presence, even the presence of Lord Mortimer. --Shak.
Synonyms for even
equal, even out, even out, fifty-fifty, flat, flatbottom, flatbottomed, flush(p), justified, level, level, plane, regular, still, straight, symmetric, symmetrical, tied(p), true, yet
Antonyms: odd, uneven
See also: alter | change | change surface | compensate | counterbalance | even | even off | even up | grade | plane | regularise | regularize | smooth | steady | strickle | strike |
Related terms: accommodate, albeit, balance, cool, despite, ditto, due, equilateral, horizontal, hush, knotted, lay, linear, nip and tuck, on a par, on even ground, persistent, precisely, primarily, raze, reciprocal, recurring, smooth out, straight, streamlined, tabloid, tranquilize, unchangeable, unprejudiced, yea
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Let's analyse "even" as pure text. This string has Four letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NEVE. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
even: 5 + 5 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One. |
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