Even
/ˈiːvən/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Even
noun
- (diminutive) An even number.
"So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds."
verb
- To make flat and level.
"We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low."
- To equal.
- To be equal.
"Thrice nine evens twenty seven."
- To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
"We need to even the score."
- To set right; to complete.
adjective
- Flat and level.
"Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even."
- Without great variation.
"Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice."
- Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
"Call it even."
- (of an integer) Divisible by two.
"Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers."
- (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
adverb
- Exactly, just, fully.
"I fulfilled my instructions even as I had promised."
- In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.
"Did you even make it through the front door?"
- Emphasizing a comparative.
"I was strong before, but now I am even stronger."
- Signalling a correction of one's previous utterance; rather, that is.
"My favorite actor is Jack Nicklaus. Jack Nicholson, even."
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SYNONYMS
matchflattenlevelsettleroundon parflatuniformquitssquaremonotoneregulardefinitelypreciselyso much as
ANTONYMS
odduneven