even meaning and definition

EVEN noun

Definition of even (noun)

1. the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
   • "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
   • synonyms: eve, evening, eventide

EVEN verb

Definition of even (verb)

1. make level or straight
   • "level the ground"
   • synonyms: even out, flush, level
2. become even or more even
   • "even out the surface"
   • synonyms: even out
3. make even or more even
   • synonyms: even out

EVEN adjective

Definition of even (adjective)

1. divisible by two
   • antonym: odd
2. equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced
   • "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight"
   • synonyms: fifty-fifty
3. 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)
   • "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window"
   • antonym: uneven
4. symmetrically arranged
   • "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon"
   • synonyms: regular
5. occurring at fixed intervals
   • "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing"
   • synonyms: regular
6. of the score in a contest
   • "the score is tied"
   • synonyms: level, tied

EVEN adverb

Definition of even (adverb)

1. used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
   • "even an idiot knows that"; "declined even to consider the idea"; "I don't have even a dollar!"
2. in spite of; notwithstanding
   • "even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him"
3. to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
   • "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale"
   • synonyms: still, yet
4. to the full extent
   • "loyal even unto death"