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Meaning ofevenin English

even

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Past Tenseevened
Participle Verbevening
Third Person Singularevens

Definitions

Adjective
1. equal in size or amount; balanced
2. flat and level in surface; stable
  The floor was even and smooth to walk on.
3. without significant variation; uniform
  The teacher tried to make the workload even for all students.
4. divisible by two; a whole number
  The number 10 is even because it can be divided by 2.
5. ending in zero for easy rounding; divisible by two
  The store only accepts even amounts of money for easy calculation.
6. owing nothing; financially equal
  The company will make sure that the payment is even after the refund.
7. level or balanced; parallel in position
  The carpenter checked to ensure the shelf was even with the wall.
Adverb
1. used for emphasis or contrast; to a greater degree
  She didn't even bother to call me back.
2. indicating a correction; rather than expected
  I didn't think it would happen, even now it seems unlikely.
3. in reality; as an extreme example
  The new employee was so tired that she couldn't even walk home.

Compounds / Phrases

evenhanded even-handedness even if even though even so even-steven even-tempered even-keeled call it even breakeven evensongs evenhandednesses