even
/ˈiːvən//ˈivn̩/noun
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(diminutive) An even number.
Example: So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds.
verb
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To make flat and level.
Example: We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low.
To equal.
To be equal.
Example: 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.
Example: We need to even the score.
adjective
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Flat and level.
Example: Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even.
Without great variation.
Example: Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice.
Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
Example: Call it even.
(of an integer) Divisible by two.
Example: Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers.
adverb
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Exactly, just, fully.
Example: 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.
Example: Did you even make it through the front door?
Emphasizing a comparative.
Example: I was strong before, but now I am even stronger.
Signalling a correction of one's previous utterance; rather, that is.
Example: My favorite actor is Jack Nicklaus. Jack Nicholson, even.