HyperDic: even

English > 14 senses of the word *even*:
ADVERB	all	even	used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
	all	even	in spite of
	all	even, yet, still	to a greater degree or extent
	all	even	to the full extent
ADJECTIVE	all	even	divisible by two
	all	even, fifty-fifty	equal in degree or extent or amount
	all	even	being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture
	all	even, regular	symmetrically arranged
	all	even, regular	occurring at fixed intervals
	all	even, tied, level	of the score in a contest
VERB	contact	even, flush, level, even out	make level or straight
	change	even, even out	become even / even / even / even / even or more even / even / even / even / even
	change	even, even out	make even / even / even / even / even or more even / even / even / even / even
NOUN	time	even, evening, eve, eventide	the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

even > pronunciation
Sounds	iy'vihn
Rhymes	Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn...

English > *even*: 14 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	divisible by two.
Opposite	odd, uneven	not divisible by two
Spanish	par

English > *even*: 14 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced.
Examples	"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"
Synonym	fifty-fifty
Broader	equal	Having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
Nouns	evenness	the quality of being balanced
Adverbs	evenly	in equal amounts or shares

English > *even*: 14 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	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).
Examples	"an even application of varnish" "an even floor" "the road was not very even" "the picture is even with the window"
Attribute of	evenness, invariability	A quality of uniformity and lack of variation
Narrower	flat, level, plane	Having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
	flatbottom, flatbottomed, flat-bottomed, flat-bottom	Having a flat bottom
	flush	Of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
	justified	Having words / words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
	lap-jointed	Jointed so as to produce a flush surface
	level	oriented at right angles to the plumb
	straight-grained	Of timber
	true, straight	accurately fitted
See also	smooth	Having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
See also	steady	not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
Opposite	uneven	not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
Spanish	constante, igual, regular, uniforme
Catalan	igual
Nouns	evenness	the quality of being balanced
Adverbs	evenly	in a level and regular way

English > *even*: 14 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	symmetrically arranged.
Example	"even features"
Synonym	regular
Broader	symmetrical, symmetric	Having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding / corresponding parts
Nouns	evenness	a quality of uniformity and lack of variation

English > *even*: 14 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	Occurring at fixed intervals.
Example	"the even rhythm of his breathing"
Synonym	regular
Broader	steady	not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
Spanish	regular, uniforme
Nouns	evenness	a quality of uniformity and lack of variation
Adverbs	regularly	in a regular way without variation

English > *even*: 14 senses > adjective 6
Meaning	Of the score in a contest.
Synonyms	tied, level
Broader	equal	Having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
Spanish	empatado
Nouns	evenness	the quality of being balanced

English > *even*: 14 senses > noun 1, time
Meaning	The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall).
Example	"he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
Synonyms	evening, eve, eventide
Parts	sunset, sundown	The time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
Parts	twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle	The time of day immediately following sunset
Narrower	guest night	An evening when members of a club or college can bring their friends as guests
Broader	day, daytime, daylight	The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
Spanish	anochecer, atardecer, even, noche, tarde
Catalan	capvespre, nit, tarda, vesprada, vespre, vetlla

English > *even*: 14 senses > adverb 1
Meaning	Used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected.
Examples	"even an idiot knows that" "declined even to consider the idea" "I don't have even a dollar!"
Spanish	incluso

English > *even*: 14 senses > adverb 2
Meaning	In spite of; notwithstanding.
Examples	"even when he is sick, he works" "even with his head start she caught up with him"

English > *even*: 14 senses > adverb 3
Meaning	To a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons.
Examples	"looked sick and felt even worse" "an even (or still) more interesting problem"
Synonyms	yet, still
Spanish	aún, peor, todavía, ya

English > *even*: 14 senses > adverb 4
Meaning	To the full extent.
Example	"loyal even unto death"

English > *even*: 14 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	make level or straight.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	flush, level, even out
Narrower	grade	Level to the right gradient
	strickle, strike	Smooth with a strickle
	strickle	level off with a strickle in a measuring container
Broader	change surface	Undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
Spanish	allanar, igualar, nivelar, uniformar
Catalan	allisar, anivellar, aplanar, esplanar, igualar, tapar sots, terraplenar

English > *even*: 14 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Become even / even / even / even / even or more even / even / even / even / even.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"even out the surface"
Synonym	even out
Caused by	even, even out	make even / even / even / even / even or more even / even / even / even / even
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Spanish	igualar, nivelar
Catalan	anivellar, igualar

English > *even*: 14 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	make even / even / even / even / even or more even / even / even / even / even.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonym	even out
Cause to	even, even out	Become even / even / even / even / even or more even / even / even / even / even
Broader	regularize, regularise	make regular or more regular
See also	even out, even off, even up	adjust for
Spanish	igualar, nivelar
Catalan	anivellar, igualar

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