Even

/ˈiː.vən/ · adjective

Meaning

Flat and level..

Definitions by Sense

1. Flat and level.
2. Without great variation.
3. Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
4. (mathematics, not comparable) Of an integer, divisible by two.
5. (informal) Of a number, convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
6. On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
7. (colloquial) On equal terms of a moral sort; quits.
8. Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.

Example Sentences

Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even.

Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice.

The distribution of food must be even.

Call it even.

Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers.

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.

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.

You biffed me back at the barn, and I biffed you here—so now we're even.

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Word Forms

• more even
• most even
• eben
• e'en
• evens
• evening
• evened

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