A2adverb · frequent

even

e·ven

навіть, ще

даже, ещё и, вообще, ещё

(nicht) mal, noch, sogar, überhaupt

In realityIn reality (used to imply an extreme example in the case mentioned).

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/ˈiːvən/

» She didn't even try to help.

Она даже не попыталась помочь. — heccele

Вона навіть не намагалася допомогти. — deniko

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Meaning

5 senses

(not comparable)In reality (used to imply an extreme example in the case mentioned).
Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.
Did you even make it through the front door?
sogar, überhaupt, (nicht) mal
да́жеdáže, вообще́voobščé, ажaž
на́вітьnávitʹ
(not comparable)Used to emphasise a comparative.
I was strong before, but now I am even stronger.
noch
да́жеdáže, ещёješčó
щеšče
used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
(not comparable)Used to indicate a further degree of comparison.
Bob is taller than Alice, but Cameron is even taller than Bob.
to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
(not comparable)Rather; that is (used to signal a correction of a previous utterance).
My favorite actor is Jack Nicklaus. Jack Nicholson, even.
(archaic, not comparable)Exactly; just; fully.
I fulfilled my instructions even as I had promised.
You are leaving tonight? — Even so.
то́чноtóčno, ро́вноróvno, как ра́зkak ráz

Examples

9380 sentences

She didn't even try to help.
Вона навіть не намагалася допомогти. — deniko
ruОна даже не попыталась помочь. — heccele
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Tom didn't even try to help.
Том навіть не спробував допомогти. — deniko
ruТом даже не попытался помочь. — odexed
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Tom doesn't even know I exist.
Том навіть не знає, що я існую. — deniko
ruТом даже не знает, что я существую. — corvard
deTom weiß nicht einmal, dass es mich gibt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I didn't even know his name.
Я навіть не знав його імені. — deniko
ruЯ даже не знал его имени. — odexed
deIch kannte nicht einmal seinen Namen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I never even told my wife.
Я ніколи цього не розповідав навіть дружині. — older
ruЯ даже жене никогда не рассказывал. — marafon
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

implying extreme example:

emphasising comparative:

Русский

By meaning 3

exactly, fully:

implying extreme example:

emphasising comparative:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

implying extreme example:

emphasising comparative:

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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