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even   (TTS Sound)

The noun even has 1 sense

• evening, eve, even, eventide -- (the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake")

The verb even has 3 senses

• flush, level, even out, even -- (make level or straight; "level the ground")


• even, even out -- (become even or more even; "even out the surface")


• even, even out -- (make even or more even)

The adj even has 6 senses

• even -- (divisible by two)


• even, fifty-fifty -- (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")


• even -- (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")


• even, regular -- (symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon")


• even, regular -- (occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing")


• tied, even, level -- (of the score in a contest; "the score is tied")

The adv even has 4 senses

• even -- (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!")


• even -- (in spite of; notwithstanding; "even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him")


• even, yet, still -- (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")


• even -- (to the full extent; "loyal even unto death")