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even in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
    "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
    evening  eve  even  eventide 
verb
  1. become even or more even
    "even out the surface"
    even  even out 
  2. make even or more even
    even  even out 
  3. make level or straight
    "level the ground"
    flush  level  even out  even 
adjective
  1. being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with)
    "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window"
    even 
  2. divisible by two
    even 
  3. occurring at fixed intervals
    "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing"
    even  regular 
  4. symmetrically arranged
    "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon"
    even  regular 
  5. equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced
    "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight"
    even  fifty-fifty 
  6. of the score in a contest
    "the score is tied"
    tied  even  level 
adverb
  1. used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
    "even an idiot knows that"; "declined even to consider the idea"; "I don't have even a dollar!"
    even  even 
  2. to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
    "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale"
    even  yet  still  even  yet  still 
  3. in spite of; notwithstanding
    "even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him"
    even  even 
  4. to the full extent
    "loyal even unto death"
    even  even 
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