even
adjective · verb · adverb · noun
Simple meaning
Equal in proportion, quantity.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
eevinSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈivɪn
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
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)
Flat and level.
Without great variation.
On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
verb
Make level or straight
transitive
To make flat and level.
adverb
In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.
Emphasizing a comparative.
Signalling a correction of one's previous utterance; rather, that is.
noun
An ethnic Even: a member of an indigenous people living in Siberia and the Russian Far East.
A Tungusic language spoken by the Evens in Siberia and the Russian Far East.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
Used this way, even is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- regular , a specialist term, precise but narrower
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- “Even when he is sick, he works.”adverb
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Compound terms
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To any extent at all.
At the same time as.
An unpredictable phenomenon.
Adjust for.
Adjust for.
A pinnate leaf with a pair of leaflets at the apex.
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A handbag used with evening wear.
Attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening.
Attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening.
A gown for evening wear.
Bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx.
A daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer.
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