even

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Antonyms 1.2.1.3 Derived terms 1.2.1.4 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.2.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Adverb 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.1.1 Synonyms 1.4.1.2 Derived terms 1.4.1.3 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Adverb 2.2 Adjective 2.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈi:vən/, SAMPA: /"i:v@n/
• (US) IPA: /ˈivən/, /ˈivn̩/, SAMPA: /"iv@n/, /"ivn=/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -iːvən
• Hyphenation: e‧ven

[edit] Etymology 1

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• (flat and level): flat, level, uniform
• (without great variation): monotone (voice)

[edit] Antonyms

• (flat and level): uneven
• (arithmetic): odd

[edit] Derived terms

• break-even point
• call it even
• even function
• even keel
• even odds
• even-pinnate
• even-steven, even-stevens
• getting even

[edit] Translations

• CJK Characters: 齊, 齐

[edit] Verb

to 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.

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(to make flat and level): flatten, level

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[edit] Etymology 2

Old English efen

[edit] Adverb

even (not comparable)

1. (archaic) exactly, just, fully

   I fulfilled my instructions even as I had promised.

   You are leaving tonight? — Even so.

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.

[edit] Derived terms

• even as we speak
• even so
• even though
• not even
• not even one

[edit] Translations

• Ido: mem
• Spanish: aun, hasta, aún

[edit] Etymology 3

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

[edit] 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 [...].

[edit] Synonyms

• e’en (arch.)
• evening

[edit] Derived terms

• evensong

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• eevn
• névé

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[edit] Adverb

even

1. "shortly", as in "no problem"; 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.^[1] — In the second half of the 19th century, Vollenhove flourished again briefly.

3. equally, alike

   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 equally large chair beside it.

[edit] Adjective

even

1. even, opposite of odd

[edit] Derived terms

• evenals