even
Flat and levelFlat and level.
» She didn't even try to help.
Она даже не попыталась помочь.
Вона навіть не намагалася допомогти.
Meaning
10 sensesFlat and level.
Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even.
eben
ро́вныйróvnyj, гла́дкийgládkij, пло́скийplóskij
рі́внийrívnyj
Without great variation.
Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice.
gleichmäßig
ро́вныйróvnyj, равноме́рныйravnomérnyj, однообра́зныйodnoobráznyj
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)
Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
The distribution of food must be even.
Call it even.
gleich
ра́вныйrávnyj, одина́ковыйodinákovyj
(not comparable)Of an integer, divisible by two.
Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers.
gerade
чётныйčótnyj
па́рнийpárnyj
divisible by two
(informal)Of a number, convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
(colloquial)On equal terms of a moral sort; quits.
You biffed me back at the barn, and I biffed you here—so now we're even.
Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
(obsolete)Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
(obsolete)Associate; fellow; of the same condition.
Examples
9380 sentencesShe didn't even try to help.
Вона навіть не намагалася допомогти.
ruОна даже не попыталась помочь.
Tom didn't even try to help.
Том навіть не спробував допомогти.
ruТом даже не попытался помочь.
Tom doesn't even know I exist.
Том навіть не знає, що я існую.
ruТом даже не знает, что я существую.
deTom weiß nicht einmal, dass es mich gibt.
I didn't even know his name.
Я навіть не знав його імені.
ruЯ даже не знал его имени.
deIch kannte nicht einmal seinen Namen.
I never even told my wife.
Я ніколи цього не розповідав навіть дружині.
ruЯ даже жене никогда не рассказывал.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English even, from Old English efn (“flat; level, even, equal”), from Proto-WeFrom Middle English even, from Old English efn (“flat; level, even, equal”), from Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)em-no- (“equal, straight; flat, level, even”).
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Forms
evener/more even, evenest/most evenSynonyms
11 synonyms- equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced:fifty-fifty
- occurring at fixed intervals:regular
- symmetrically arranged:regular
- of the score in a contest:tiedlevel
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
37 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- even though
- didn't even know
- even know
- that even though
- do that even
- that even if
- even try to
- even better better
- even try
- even notice
- didn't even notice
- can't even