even


Definition: Meaning of, even in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈiːv(ə)n /

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  1. used to emphasize something that is unexpected or surprising in what you are saying
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  2. even bigger/better/brighter etc used to emphasize that someone or something is bigger, better etc
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  3. used to add a stronger, more exact word to what you are saying
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  4. even so spoken used to introduce something that is true although it is different from something that you have just said.
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  5. even if used to emphasize that something will still be true if another thing happens
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  6. even though used to emphasize that something is true although something else has happened or is true
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  7. even now/then in spite of what has happened
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  8. even as used to emphasize that something happens at the same moment as something else
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  1. level flat and level, with no parts that are higher than other parts
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  2. not changing an even rate, speed, or temperature is steady and does not change
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  3. divided equally divided equally, so that there is the same amount of something in each place, for each person etc
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  4. number an even number can be divided exactly by two
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  5. competition having teams or competitors that are equally good so that everyone has a chance of winning
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  6. scores if the score in a game is even, two teams or players have the same number of points
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  7. be even informal to no longer owe someone something, especially money
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  8. calm calm and controlled, and not extreme
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  9. an even chance a situation in which it is just as likely that something will happen as not happen
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  10. get even (with somebody) informal to do something unpleasant to someone to punish them for something that they did to you [=  get revenge (on somebody)]
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  11. break even to neither make a profit nor lose money
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
even evened evened
Present Participle Third Person Singular
evening evens
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even used in phrases

  • break even (verb)
    1. make neither profit nor loss
    2. attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
  • even a little (adverb)
    1. to any extent at all
  • even as (adverb)
    1. at the same time as
  • even chance (noun)
    1. an unpredictable phenomenon
  • even money (noun)
    1. a bet with equal chance to win and lose
  • even off (verb)
    1. adjust for
  • even so (adverb)
    1. usually following a concession despite anything to the contrary
  • even spacing (noun)
    1. regularity of spacing
  • even though
    1. despite the fact that
  • even-handed (adjective)
    1. giving fair and equal treatment to everyone
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even used in phrasal verbs

  • even out (phrasal verb)
    1. if things even out, or if you even them out, they show fewer or smaller changes or differences
    2. to share or divide something equally, or to be shared or divided equally
  • even up (phrasal verb)
    1. to make something fairer or more equal
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