even

even

even (third-person singular simple present evens, present participle evening, simple past and past participle evened)

1. To make flat and level.

   We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low.

even (plural evens)

1. (archaic or poetic) Evening.
   • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew ch. 8:

     When the even was come they brought unto him many that were possessed with devylles [...].

even (comparative more even, superlative most even)

1. Flat and level.

   Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even.

2. Without great variation.

   Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice.

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

   The distribution of food must be even.

4. (arithmetic, of an integer, not comparable) Divisible by two.

   Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers.

5. (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
   • 1989, Jerry Sterner, Other Peoples Money, Act I:

     Coles. How many shares have you bought, Mr. Garfinkle?

     Garfinkle. One hundred and ninety-six thousand. […]

     Jorgenson. […] Howd you figure out to buy such an odd amount? Why not two hundred thousand — nice even number. Thought you liked nice even numbers.

   • 1998, Marya Hornbacher, Wasted, chapter 8, 1999 HarperPerennial paperback edition, ISBN 0060930934, page 253 [1]:

     He put me on the scale in my underwear and socks: 82 pounds. […] I left, humming all day long, remembering that once upon a time my ideal weight had been 84, and now Id even beaten that. I decided 80 was a better number, a nice even number to be.

6. On equal monetary terms; neither owing or being owed.

even (not comparable)

1. (archaic) exactly, just, fully

   I fulfilled my instructions even as I had promised.

   You are leaving tonight? — Even so.

   This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

2. Implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality

   Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.

   Did you even make it through the front door?

   That was before I was even born.

3. Emphasizing a comparative

   I was strong before; but now I am even stronger.

	pari
	arithmetic: leaving no remainder when divided by 2
	Numero intero che un multiplo di due.
	Pertaining to an integer: multiple of two
	Senza variazioni di altitudine.
	Having no variations in altitude.

	anche
	implying extreme example
	Che implica un esempio estremo del caso mensionato, compararlo con la realtà implicita.
	Implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.

perfino

	completamente
	exactly, fully

	esattamente
	exactly, fully

piano

regolare

	addirittura
	Avverbio usato per introdurre quello che si considera molto vicino al limite estremo che si può raggiungere.
	An adverb used in order to introduce what it is considered very close to the extreme limit but that can still be caught up.

	lo stesso
	Ugale in proporzione, quantità, taglia e altri aspetti.
	Equal in proportion, quantity, size etc.

	uniforme
	Ugale in proporzione, quantità, taglia e altri aspetti.
	Equal in proportion, quantity, size etc.

anzi

appianare

costante

eguale

equo

esatto

fino

livellare

magari

nientedimeno

persino

personalmente

piatto

preciso

proporzionato

raddrizzare

sera

uguagliare

uguale

una volta

uniformare

unito

Altri significati:

Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.

without great variation

Flat and level.

(arithmetic, not comparable) Leaving no remainder when divided by 2.

Implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality

(archaic or poetic) Evening.

flat and level

equal

Emphasising a comparative

(of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.

Without great variation.

(archaic) exactly, just, fully

Evening of the day

emphasising comparative

make even

To make flat and level.

Traduzione 'veloce'

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