e·ven /ˈivən/
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"
synset: evening, eve, even, eventide
1. make level or straight; "level the ground"
synset: flush, level, even_out, even
2. become even or more even; "even out the surface"
synset: even
2. 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"
synset: even, fifty-fifty
3. 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"
synset: even
4. symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon"
5. occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing"
6. of the score in a contest; "the score is tied"
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!"
synset: even
2. in spite of; notwithstanding; "even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him"
synset: even
3. 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"
4. to the full extent; "loyal even unto death"
synset: even
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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