even

Definitions


[ˈiːvn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- flat and smooth
(e.g: prepare the site, then lay an even bed of mortar)

- equal in number, amount, or value
(e.g: an even gender balance among staff and students)

- (of a number, such as 2, 6, or 108) divisible by two without a remainder
(e.g: a meter that reads only in even numbers)


Phrases:
- I can't even
- an even break
- an even chance
- even as
- even if
- even now
- even so
- even then
- even though
- get even
- of even date
- on an even keel

Origin:
Old English efen (adjective), efne (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch even, effen and German eben


[ˈiːvn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make or become even
(e.g: she cut the hair again to even up the ends)


Phrases:
- I can't even
- an even break
- an even chance
- even as
- even if
- even now
- even so
- even then
- even though
- get even
- of even date
- on an even keel

Origin:
Old English efen (adjective), efne (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch even, effen and German eben


[ˈiːvn], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- used to emphasize something surprising or extreme
(e.g: they have never even heard of the United States)


Phrases:
- I can't even
- an even break
- an even chance
- even as
- even if
- even now
- even so
- even then
- even though
- get even
- of even date
- on an even keel

Origin:
Old English efen (adjective), efne (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch even, effen and German eben


[ˈiːvn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the end of the day; evening
(e.g: bring it to my house this even)


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Origin:
Old English ǣfen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch avont and German Abend


[eɪˈvɛn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a member of an Indigenous people living in the Kamchatka peninsula of eastern Siberia

- the Tungusic language of the Even, closely related to Evenki


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[eɪˈvɛn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to the Even or their language


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