even

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/ˈiːvən/

adjective · adverb

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Flat and level, or equal and balanced.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Used to emphasize something surprising or unexpected.

Examples

  • Don't you even think of eating my chocolate!

  • Even though he apologized, I'm still furious.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈɪi̯vən] ~ [ˈɪi̯vn̩]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

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

  2. Without great variation.

  3. Flat and level.

More examples

In context

  • She didn't even call to say she wasn't coming.

  • Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even.

  • Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice.

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Origin

adjective

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”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian íeuwen (“even, flat”), West Frisian even (“even”), Alemannic German ëben (“even”), Cimbrian ébane (“even”), Dutch even (“even, equal, same”), effen (“leveled”), German eben (“even, flat, level”), Danish jævn (“even, flat, smooth”), Icelandic jafn (“even”), Norwegian Bokmål jevn (“even, smooth”), Norwegian Nynorsk jamn (“even, smooth”), Swedish jämn (“even, level, smooth”), Gothic 𐌹𐌱𐌽𐍃 (ibns, “even”), Old Cornish eun (“equal, right”) (attested in V...