Meaning

10 senses
  1. Flat and level.

    Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even.

    eben

    ро́вныйróvnyj, гла́дкийgládkij, пло́скийplóskij

    рі́внийrívnyj

  2. 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)

  3. Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.

    The distribution of food must be even.

    Call it even.

    gleich

    ра́вныйrávnyj, одина́ковыйodinákovyj

  4. (not comparable)Of an integer, divisible by two.

    Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers.

    gerade

    чётныйčótnyj

    па́рнийpárnyj

    divisible by two

  5. (informal)Of a number, convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.

  6. On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.

  7. (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.

  8. Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.

  9. (obsolete)Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.

  10. (obsolete)Associate; fellow; of the same condition.

Examples

9380 sentences
  1. She didn't even try to help.

    Вона навіть не намагалася допомогти.

    ruОна даже не попыталась помочь.

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  2. Tom didn't even try to help.

    Том навіть не спробував допомогти.

    ruТом даже не попытался помочь.

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  3. 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.

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  4. 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.

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  5. I never even told my wife.

    Я ніколи цього не розповідав навіть дружині.

    ruЯ даже жене никогда не рассказывал.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
flat and level:
arithmetic: divisible by two:
Русский
By meaning 4
flat and level:
without great variation:
equal:
arithmetic: divisible by two:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
flat and level:
without great variation:
equal:
arithmetic: divisible by two:

Origin

From Middle English even, from Old English efn (“flat; level, even, equal”), from Proto-We

From 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 even
Comparativeevener / more even Lesson
Superlativeevenest / most even Lesson

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
flat and level:flatB1
without great variation:regularA2
convenient for rounding:roundB1
on equal moral terms:squareA2
on equal monetary terms:quits
Close in meaning
  • 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 antonyms
flat and level:unevenB2
divisible by two:oddB2

Word family

37 related words

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
even — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto