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- \ˈē-vən\
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- \ˈē-vən\
Definitions of even word
- noun even Flat and smooth. 1
- adjective even flat 1
- adjective even uniform 1
- adverb even including: extreme case 1
- adjective even equal in quantity 1
- adjective even sports: tied 1
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Parts of speech for Even
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
even popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for even
adverb even
- still — remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still.
- yet — at the present time; now: Don't go yet. Are they here yet?
- much — great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- indeed — in fact; in reality; in truth; truly (used for emphasis, to confirm and amplify a previous statement, to indicate a concession or admission, or, interrogatively, to obtain confirmation): Indeed, it did rain as hard as predicted. Did you indeed finish the work?
- despite — You use despite to introduce a fact which makes the other part of the sentence surprising.
noun even
- dusk — the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.
- nightfall — the coming of night; the end of daylight; dusk.
- sunset — the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
- twilight — the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or, more commonly, from sunset to nightfall.
- sundown — sunset, especially the time of sunset.
verb even
- balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
- match — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- align — If you align yourself with a particular group, you support them because you have the same political aim.
- equal — Being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.
- equalise — (UK) Alternative form of equalize.
conjunction even
- for all that — the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year.
- howbeit — Archaic. nevertheless.
- withal — with it all; as well; besides.
- after all — You use after all when introducing a statement which supports or helps explain something you have just said.
adjective even
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- fluctuate — to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
- flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
Antonyms for even
verb even
- disproportion — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
- imbalance — the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
- vary — to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- furrow — a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
adjective even
- uneven — not level or flat; rough; rugged: The wheels bumped and jolted over the uneven surface.
- unequal — not equal; not of the same quantity, quality, value, rank, ability, etc.: People are unequal in their capacities.
- fluctuating — to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
- changing — not remaining the same; transient
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