Even

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English

Adjective

Even (comparative more Even, superlative most Even)

  1. Flat and level.
    Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even.
  2. Without great variation.
    Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice.
  3. Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
    The distribution of food must be even.
  4. (arithmetic, not comparable) Leaving no remainder when divided by 2.
    Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers.
  5. (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
    • 1989, Jerry Sterner, Other People's Money, Act I:
      Coles. How many shares have you bought, Mr. Garfinkle?
      Garfinkle. One hundred and ninety-six thousand. […]
      Jorgenson. […] How'd you figure out to buy such an odd amount? Why not two hundred thousand — nice even number. Thought you liked nice even numbers.
    • 1998, Marya Hornbacher, Wasted, chapter 8, 1999 HarperPerennial paperback edition, ISBN 0060930934, page 253 [1]:
      He put me on the scale in my underwear and socks: 82 pounds. […] I left, humming all day long, remembering that once upon a time my ideal weight had been 84, and now I'd even beaten that. I decided 80 was a better number, a nice even number to be.

Notes

  • Because of confusion with the "divisible by two" sense, use of even to mean "convenient for rounding" is rare; the synonym round is more common.

Verb

Even (third-person singular simple present Evens, present participle Evening, simple past and past participle Evened)

  1. To make flat and level.
    We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low.

Adverb

Even (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) exactly, 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.
  2. Implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality
    Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.
    Did you even make it through the front door?
    That was before I was even born.
  3. Emphasising a comparative
    I was strong before; but now I am even stronger.

Noun

Even (plural Evens)
  1. (archaic or poetic) Evening.
    • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew ch. 8:
      When the even was come they brought unto him many that were possessed with devylles [...].

Synonyms for Even

adjective

verb (to make flat and level): flatten, level

noun

Antonyms for Even

adjective

Derived terms

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See also

Thesaurus

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Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈiːvən/, SAMPA: /"i:v@n/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈivən/, /ˈivn̩/, SAMPA: /"iv@n/, /"ivn=/
  • Audio (US)noicon(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːvən
  • Hyphenation: e‧ven

Etymology 1

Old English efen (adjective), efnan (verb).

Etymology 2

Old English efen

Etymology 3

Old English ǣfen. Cognate with Dutch avond, German Abend.

Translations

flat and level
without great variation
equal
arithmetic: leaving no remainder when divided by 2

Verb

make even

Adverb

exactly, fully
implying extreme example
emphasising comparative
The translations below need to be checked.

Noun

Evening of the day

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Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *evan, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈeː.və(n)/

Adverb

Even

  1. shortly, briefly
    Ik zal even voor u kijken. — I shall look (it up) for you shortly.
  2. for a short period, for a moment
    In de tweede helft van de 19e eeuw bloeide Vollenhove weer even op.[2] — In the second half of the 19th century, Vollenhove flourished again briefly.
  3. a bit, rather
    In het midden van de vloer stond een tafel van wel vier meter hoog en een even grote stoel er bij. - At the centre of the floor stood a four-metre tall table with an rather large chair beside it.
    Die is even kwaad! - That thing looks rather angry!

Adjective

Even (not comparable)

  1. even, opposite of odd

Declension

Declension of Even
positive comparative superlative
attributive predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial Even —  
neuter
singular 		indefinite Even —
definite Even — — —
common singular Even — — —
plural Even — — —
partitive Evens —  


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