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even
ˈiːv(ə)n Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • flat and smooth.
    E.g. prepare the site, then lay an even bed of mortar
  • equal in number, amount, or value.
    E.g. an even gender balance among staff and students
  • (of a number, such as 2, 6, or 108) divisible by two without a remainder.
    E.g. a meter that reads only in even numbers
verb
  • make or become even.
    E.g. she cut the hair again to even up the ends
adverb
  • used to emphasize something surprising or extreme.
    E.g. they have never even heard of the United States
noun
  • the end of the day; evening.
    E.g. bring it to my house this even
Even
eɪˈvɛn Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a member of an indigenous people living in the Kamchatka peninsula of eastern Siberia.
  • the language of the Even, a Tungusic language with about 6,000 speakers, closely related to Evenki.
adjective
  • relating to the Even or their language.

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