Even

Definition: Even

Even

Adjective

1. Divisible by two.

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".

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".

4. Symmetrically arranged; "even (or 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 even".

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!".

2. In spite of; notwithstanding; "even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him".

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".

Verb

1. Make level or straight; "level the ground".

2. Become even or more even; "even out the surface".

3. Make even or more even.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "even" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Synonyms: Even

Equality

Adjective: equal, even, level, monotonous, coequal, symmetrical, coordinate; on a par with, on a level with, on a footing with; up to the mark; equiparant.

Flatness

Adjective: flat, plane, even, flush, scutiform, discoid; level; (horizontal); flat as a pancake, flat as a fluke, flat as a flounder, flat as a board, flat as my hand.

Horizontality

Adjective: horizontal, level, even, plane; flat; flat as a billiard table, flat as a bowling green; alluvial; calm, calm as a mill pond; smooth, smooth as glass.

Opposition

Though; even; quand meme; per contra.

Qualification

Adverb: provided, provided that, provided always; if, unless, but, yet; according as; conditionally, admitting, supposing; on the supposition of; (theoretically); with the understanding, even, although, though, for all that, after all, at all events.

Smoothness

Adjective: smooth; polished; Verb: leiodermatous, slick, velutinous; even; level; plane; (flat); sleek, glossy; silken, silky; lanate, downy, velvety; glabrous, slippery, glassy, lubricous, oily, soft, unwrinkled; smooth as glass, smooth as ice, smooth as monumental alabaster, smooth as velvet, smooth as oil; slippery as an eel; woolly; (feathery).

Straightness

Adjective: straight; rectilinear, rectilineal; direct, even, right, true, in a line; unbent, virgate; Verb: undeviating, unturned, undistorted, unswerving; straight as an arrow; (direct); inflexible.

Superiority

Eminently, egregiously, preeminently, surpassing, prominently, superlatively, supremely, above all, of all things, the most, to crown all, gr/kat exochin/gr, par excellence, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly, a fortiori, even, yea, still more.

Uniformity

Adjective: uniform; homogeneous, homologous;of a piece, consistent, connatural; monotonous, even, invariable; regular, unchanged, undeviating, unvaried, unvarying.

Crosswords: Even

Dutch (alike, all the same, equally, even, just, likewise, momentarily, so, such, that, thus).

Perhaps it is good to have a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to discover a beautiful heart (A Beautiful Mind; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

I bet he hasn't even got a wife (A Hard Day's Night; writing credit: Alun Owen)

I came to make peace with you, even though you are the father of lies (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice)

You're a French aristocrat, she's a simple girl of the people, and she won't even give you a tumbrel (Singin' in the Rain; writing credit: Betty Comden; Adolph Green)

Even with a swollen nose, I can still smell a rat. (The Brady Bunch Movie; writing credit: Betty Thomas, written by Laurice Elehwany, Rick Copp, Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner)

Even the days are brighter (Even The Nights Are Better; performing artist: Air Supply)

God knows even angels fall (Even Angels Fall; performing artist: Jessica Riddle)

Super, dope, def, and even outrageous (Get Ready For This; performing artist: 2 Unlimited)

I hung around with tha thug's and even though they sold drugs (Dear Mama; performing artist: 2Pac)

Now even though Im trying so (Duck And Run; performing artist: 3 Doors Down)

Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Even the lion has to defend himself against flies. (references; author: German Proverb)

Even in a pile of manure, a flower will grow. (references; author: unknown)

Even crime wouldn't pay if the government ran it. (references; author: unknown)

Even if I'm not asleep, that doesn't mean I'm awake. (references; author: unknown)

Even bewesten Ouessant (1972)

Stel je even voor (1957)

Even Al Kol Meel (1954)

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)

When Odds Are Even (1923)

Even Angels Fall (performing artist: Jessica Riddle)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• The World Market for Cut Marble, Travertine, and Alabaster with a Flat or Even Surface: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

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Books

• Tom Robbins: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues/Jitterbug Perfume/Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas (reference)

• The Major League Baseball Book of Fabulous Facts and Awesome Trivia: From the Legendary to the Obscure, 500 Baseball Questions Covering All the Numbers, the Moments, the Records, Even the Nicknames (reference)

• Scrap Frenzy: Even More Quick-Pieced Scrap Quilts (reference)

• Make Every Girl Want You: How to Have Sex with Hot Girls (Without Even Dating Them!) (reference)

• How to Pay 0% (Zero Percent) Interest On Credit Cards Even If You Carry Over A Balance From Month to Month (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Even Exchange (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• Getting Even With Dad (reference)

• Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (reference)

• Even More Baby Songs (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Even in the Quietest Moments [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (reference)

• Even My Sure Things Fall Through (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Return of the Incredible Machine / Even More Incredible Machines (Jewel Case) (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Seen is a normal mole. The edges are even, not ragged and not notched. Part of the ABCDs for detection of melanoma. See artwork: WYNTK-15b. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

A urine specimen is observed 24 - 48hrs in a lab for the presence of any bacterial growth. Even without symptoms, the presence of at least 100,000 colonies of any single type of bacterium per/ml of urine, usually shows evidence of infection. Credit: CDC.

E. coli O157:H7 is one of hundreds of strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli, which can cause severe bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps, and in some cases even death. Credit: CDC.

Straightening steel - even the portable towers needed some maintenance Triangulation party of C. D. Meaney. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Working along the Southern Pacific Railroad Rodman at benchmark Observing crew even with engine on right Velocipede removed from tracks Level party of C. A. Egner. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

A reminder that even paradise has rules. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Looking through a slot in the cliffs south of Davenport. Huge surf rebounds off the cliffs and builds even larger interference patterns in the incoming surf. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Even the dogs thought it was cold. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Fishing for Antarctic cod. These fish are studied because they do not freeze even though human flesh would freeze in Antarctic sea temperatures. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Even in the 1970's it was hard to keep the skipjacks operating. Credit: Fisheries.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Whereby it is evident, even by his own doctrine, that, since they may in some cases resist, all resisting of princes is not rebellion. (Second Treatise of Government)

Even manufacture no longer sufficed. (reference)

The construction or acquisition of any submarine, even for commercial purposes, shall be forbidden in Germany. (reference)

For them all is distorted, all is broken, even ground to pulp. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Even in the North, the conditions of public education did not approximate those existing today. (reference)

Nor will it finished in the first one thousand days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. (reference)

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1902)

For the stage subsequent to viability the State, in promoting its interest in the potentiality of human life, may, if it chooses, regulate, and even proscribe, abortion except where necessary, in appropriate medical judgment, for the preservation of the life or health of the mother. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

At Christmas every body invites their friends about them, and people think little of even the worst weather

Even the elder traveler looked excited

The yard was so dark that even Scrooge, who knew its every stone, was fain to grope with his hands

My God, complained Arthur, "you're talking about a positive mental attitude and you haven't even had your planet demolished today.

He sent even me, thy mother

Then, without saying a word, he fell on his knees, and even before the crowd had time to utter a cry, he was under the cart

Even junglecats sit doon n huv a wee purr tae themselves now and again, like say, usually after they've likes devoured somebody

Yet even there, on the hill of Calvary, He founded the holy catholic church against which, it is promised, the gates of hell shall not prevail

Here pitch our tent, even here in Bosworth field

They knew that a man so hurt and so perplexed may turn in anger, even on people he loves

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Makes babbling sounds, even when alone. (references)

Even worse, nature had begun to intervene. (references)

Some PIs can be detected even before birth. (references)

Business

Polish law does not even use the term “car recycling”. (references)

Media coverage is even more valuable than advertising. (references)

Even Motorola phones sold in the PA are made in Europe. (references)

Children

Pakistan

Even in relatively prosperous Karachi, enrollment figures are low. (references)

Nigeria

Rural girls are even more disadvantaged than their urban counterparts. (references)

Croatia

Subsidized daycare facilities are available in most communities even for infants. (references)

Civil Liberties

Pakistan

Dance performances, even classical performances, are subject to protest by certain religious groups. (references)

Cuba

Even the church-run publications, denied access to mass printing equipment, were subject to governmental pressure. (references)

Tanzania

Even the government-owned newspaper regularly reports events that portray the Government in an unflattering light. (references)

Economic History

Spain

Negotiated proceedings are even stricter. (references)

Nigeria

The gas industry has an even brighter outlook. (references)

Sudan

This was controversial even among Muslim groups. (references)

Human Rights

Pakistan

The usual penalties consist of fines, even for murder. (references)

Micronesia

Bail, even for major crimes, usually is set at low levels. (references)

Guatemala

Courts sometimes took months to resolve even patently frivolous appeals. (references)

Indigenous People

Guatemala

The measure, intended to help protect the Garifuna culture, largely was unnoticed, even by officials from the coastal area of Izabal where the Garifuna populations are located. (references)

Minorities

Brazil

Conditions are even more difficult for Afro-Brazilian women. (references)

Croatia

Even persons who filed before this deadline experienced arbitrary delays and obstructions. (references)

Political Economy

PANAMA

Some independent economists forecast even slower growth. (references)

ROMANIA

The pace of reform in heavy industry has been even slower. (references)

Congo

The insolvent public sector could not provide even basic public services. (references)

Political Rights

Burma

Even limited opposition views were ignored. (references)

Kenya

Most councils lack sufficient financial autonomy and revenues to perform adequately even these limited functions. (references)

Malaysia

Even some ruling party municipal officials have noted that local bodies are simply "rubber stamps" for the Government. (references)

Trade

Venezuela

This entire procedure can take several weeks or even months. (references)

Uzbekistan

With respect to enforcement, Uzbekistan needs to adopt even greater reforms. (references)

France

Labeling in France serves an increasingly informational and even promotional role. (references)

Travel

Burma

Water is not potable, even for brushing teeth. (references)

Botswana

Even carefully arranged meetings may sometimes start late. (references)

Finland

All children aged 7-15 - even handicapped - attend school in Finland. (references)

Women

Bhutan

Dowry is not customary, even among ethnic Nepalese Hindus. (references)

Pakistan

The problem is believed to be even more extensive in rural Sindh. (references)

Pakistan

Husbands are known to kill their wives even for trivial offenses. (references)

Worker Rights

Portugal

A refusal to pay leads to severe beatings and even murder. (references)

Albania

Such children often were bought from families and even kidnaped. (references)

Guatemala

Even in clear-cut cases, labor laws have not been enforced adequately. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "even": an even bargain ♦ an even mile ♦ an even motion ♦ be even with ♦ be even with smb. ♦ break even ♦ break even chart ♦ break even point ♦ come out even ♦ don't even think about doing it ♦ even a little ♦ even after ♦ even as ♦ even better ♦ even breathing ♦ even chance ♦ even chances ♦ even development ♦ even distances ♦ even during vacation ♦ even folio ♦ even ground ♦ even handed ♦ even if ♦ even leaf ♦ even now ♦ even number ♦ even odds ♦ even off ♦ even out ♦ even pace ♦ even page ♦ even parity ♦ even shares ♦ even so ♦ even song ♦ even spacing ♦ even tempered ♦ even tenor ♦ even the best of us ♦ even then ♦ even though ♦ even trot ♦ even up ♦ even up on ♦ even with ♦ even with the ground ♦ get even ♦ get even with ♦ get even with smb. ♦ getting even ♦ he is even nice ♦ hold on the even tenor of one's way ♦ hold the scales even ♦ i have not even a ray of hope ♦ keep on an even keel ♦ maintain the even tenor of one's way ♦ make even ♦ make odds even ♦ not even ♦ not even if you beg on your knees ♦ odd and even ♦ odd or even ♦ of an even grayness ♦ of even date ♦ on an even keel ♦ on even ground ♦ on even keel ♦ or even ♦ pursue the even tenor of one's way ♦ upon even terms ♦ without even ♦ without even saying goodbye. Additional references.

Beginning with "even": even-age, even-aged, even-better, even-bigger-than-expected, even-featured, Even-god, even-grained, even-handed, even-handedly, even-handedness, even-length, even-matched, even-minded, even-money, even-more, even-numbered, even-par, even-pinnate, even-pinnate leaf, even-sized, even-skipped, even-stevens, even-temper, even-tempered, even-textured, even-toed, even-toed ungulate, even-toned, even-topped.

Ending with "even": break-even.

Containing "even": break-even load factor, break-even point, break-even price, odd-even check.

Afrikaans

selfs. (various references)

Albanian

i rrafshët (flat, flush, horizontal, level, plane, tabulate, unpointed), barazoj (coordinate, draw, equal, equalize, equate, equiponderant, flush, tie), barazoj në peshë, bile, i barabartë (coequal, commensurate, compeer, equal, equiponderant, like, match, peer, uniform), i drejtë (candid, correct, direct, disinterested, downright, equitable, erect, fair, impartial, just, kosher, lank, regular, right, Square, stand up, straight, straightaway, true, upright, upstanding, virtuous, white), i një niveli, i njëjtë (alike, equal, homogeneous, identic, identical, like, same, uniform, very), i njëllojtë (level), barabar (equally, evenly, fifty fifty, indifferently, level), i qetë (at ease, balanced, calm, canny, collected, comfortable, comfy, composed, cool, cool-headed, dispassionate, easeful, equable, even-minded, halcyon, laid back, level, level headed, mild, noiseless, orderly, Pacific, passionless, peaceable, peaceful, placid, quiescent, quiet, reposeful, retired, secure, sedate, self possessed, serene, settled, silent, smooth, sober-blooded, stationary, still, stilly, tranquil, unconcern, unconcerned, uneventful, unruffled), vë në një nivel, i rregullt (above board, correct, done, formal, frequent, habitual, honest, just, licit, measured, neat, normal, on the level, orderly, regular, right, steady, systematic, systematical, tidy, trig, trim), i sheshtë (flat, level, smooth, tabular), lëmoj (burnish, civilize, clean, dub, finish, grind, pet, polish, smooth), madje (nay), mbrëmje (dew-fall, evening, eventide, get together, night, soiree, vesper), monoton (drab, flat, jogtrot, monotone, monotonous, singsong, toneless, unrelieved), rrafshoj (equalize, flatten, flush, level), sapo (even as, hardly, just), tamam (due, exactly, flat, just, just the same, perfectly, precise, precisely, sharp, very), i njëtrajtshëm (equable, equal, homogeneous, steady, uniform). (various references)

Arabic 

‏حتى ألاكثر, ‏إستوى (ripen), ‏جعله مطردا, ‏عادل (amount, compensate, counteract, countervail, equal, equitable, even-minded, fair, impartial, just, neutralize, noble-descent, offset, reasonable, right, rightful, set off, unbiased), ‏على مستوى كذا, ‏زوجى عدد, ‏سوى (accommodate, adjust, but, compose, compound, dispose, equalize, equate, flatten, normalize, patch, regularize, settle, smooth, straighten), ‏بدون (minus, without), ‏حتى (over, pending, than, till, to, until, unto, whenever, while), ‏مهد (bed, cradle, flat, flatten, grade, level, pave, plane, roll, smooth), ‏وازن (balance, balancing, collate, compare, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equate, equilibrate, equipoise, offset, poise, set off, square, stabilize, strike a balance), ‏هادئ (calm, cloistered, composed, cool, dispassionate, easygoing, impassive, imperturbable, laid back, peaceable, peaceful, piping, placid, possessed, quiescent, quiet, reposeful, restful, self possessed, serene, sober, steady, still, tranquil, undisturbed, uneventful, unflappable, unmoved, unruffled, windless), ‏مسطح (flat, level, plane, tabular), ‏مستو (equable, flat, plane, planed), ‏متعادل (balanced, equal, neutral, on a par with, tied), ‏متساو (commensurate, egalitarian, equal, similar), ‏منتظم (constant, orderly, regular, steady, uniform), ‏سهل (ease, ease off, easy, expedite, facilitate, favor, favour, flat, frail, get-at-able, plain, quite simple, simple, slick, smooth, soft). (various references)

Bulgarian 

непроменлив (constant, persistent, uniform), дори (indeed, nay), излизам наравно с, изравнявам (balance, dress, equalize, flatten, flush, level, plane, roll), изравнявам се (equalize, flatten), плосък (commonplace, depressed, flat, level, plane, tabular, vapid), поставям наравно с, безпристрастен (clinical, detached, dispassionate, equitable, even handed, fair, immovable, impartial, impersonal, indifferent, judicial, non-partisan, objective, unbiased, unprejudiced), еднакво (alike, equally, uniformly), даже (indeed, nay, yet), еднобрачен, уравновесен (balanced, equable, equal, equiponderant, even tempered, even-minded, level, level headed, sedate, settled, smooth, sober minded, well balanced), оглаждам (iron, press, rake, smooth out), вечер (eve, evening, evenings, eventide, night, nightfall, vesper), гладък (clean, facile, flat, fluent, fluid, glace, level, lubricous, round, satiny, sleek, slick, smooth, unctuous, unruffled), четен, ритмичен (measured, mensurable, mensural, metric, metrical, numerous, rhythmic, rhythmical), равен (concurrent, equal, fellow, flat, flush, level, like, on a par with, peer, smooth, stricken, tantamount), равно (equally, evenly, flatly, levelly), равномерен (equable, isochronal, level, measured, steady), справедлив (candid, equitable, even handed, fair, just, lawful, legitimate, right, righteous), еднакъв (alike, coequal, equable, equal, identic, identical, invariable, level, like, one, same, self, twin, unaffected, uniform). (various references)

Catalan

llis (flat, level, smooth), igual (equal, level). (various references)

Chinese 

都 (all, already, both, capital city, entirelyeach, metropolis), 齊 (to make even), 連 (as, join, successively, to link), 甚至於 (so much), 甚至 (so much so that), 甚或 (so much so that, to the extent that), 均勻 (well-distributed), 均 (all, equal, uniform), 就是 (exactly, if, in the same way as, just like, precisely), 勻淨 (uniform), 勻實 (uniform), 勻 (evenly, uniform), 哪怕 (even if, even though, no matter how). (various references)

Czech

vyrovnat (balance, clear off, compound, eke, eke out, equalize, even out, even up, flatten, justify, level up, meet, quit, settle, settle up, smooth out, stack up, steady), vyrovnaný (balanced, close, composed, equable, even tempered, good tempered, secure, self possessed, serene, stable, well balanced), vyhladit (annihilate, blot out, eradicate, erase, even out, exterminate, obliterate, wipe out), sudý, stejnomìrný (constant, regular, uniform), stejný (alike, coequal, consistent, equal, identical, like, one, parallel, same, tantamount, uniform), soumìrný (symmetric, symmetrical), rovnomìrný (steady, uniform), rovný (equal, level, plain, plane, right, straight), nerozhodný (drawn, fifty fifty, half hearted, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, unassertive, undecided), hladký (facile, glassy, round, smooth, soft, straight, unlined, unruffled), dokonce (actually). (various references)

Danish

selv (herself, himself, itself, self), regelmæssig (regular), lige (direct, equal, just, level, right, straight), flad (flat, level, smooth). (various references)

Dutch

zelfs, vlak (exactly, flat, level, sharp, smooth), effen (academic, flat, level, smooth). (various references)

Esperanto

egaligi (level), egala (equal, level), ebenigi (level), ebena (flat, level, smooth), eĉ, regula (regular), para, kvita (paid up, paid-up). (various references)

Faeroese

enntá, eins (equal, equally, level, likewise), tað sama (equal, level), slættur (flat, level, smooth), sjálvt, javnur við (equal, level), javnur (flat, level, smooth). (various references)

Farsi 

مسطح (Flat, Plain, Planar, Plane), مساوی (Adequate, Equal), هموارکردن (Grade, Shim), هموار (Flat, Level, Plain, Plane, Smooth, Tabulate), هم (Both, Likewise, Too), واریزکردن (Settle, Square), حتی , تراز (Balance, Level, Slight), زوج (Couple, Pair, Spouse, Twin), عددزوج , صاف کردن (Clear, Face, Fine, Hone, Pave, Percolate, Perk, Plane, Serene, Sleek, Smooth, Strain, Unwrap, Urbanize), صاف (Clear, Explicit, Flat, Glossy, Limpid, Plain, Plane, Serene, Silken, Sleek, Slick, Unruffled), اعدادجفت , درست (Accurate, Authentic, Conscionable, Correct, Entire, Exact, Genuine, Integral, Just, Legitimate, Orthodox, Outandout, Perfect, Plumb, Right, Smackdab, Sock, Sound, Straight, Straightforward, True, Trustworthy, Upright, Valid, Veracious, Whole). (various references)

Finnish

vieläpä (besides, furthermore), tasainen (flat, level, smooth, steady, uniform). (various references)

French

plat, même, égal, uni (evenness), régulier. (various references)

Frisian

lyk (equal, level), gelyk (equal, level), flak (flat, level, smooth). (various references)

German

sogar (yet), selbst (her, herself, himself, itself, myself, oneself, ourselves, self, themselves, thyself, yourself, yourselves), gerade (direct, directly, erect, erectly, especially, exactly, honest, jab, just, just as, just now, now, okay, right, straigh ahead, straight, straight away, straight line, straightly, stretch, unbowed, undeviating, upright, upstanding), eben (exactly, flat, just, just now, level, now, planar, plane, precisely, simply, smooth), ja (aye, certainly, I do, indeed, just, rather, really, surely, uh-huh, yea, yeah, yep, yes, yup), gleichmäßig (constant, continuously, equable, equably, equally, evenly, permanent, regular, regularly, rhythmic, rhythmical, smooth, steadily, steady, symmetric, symmetrical, uniform, uniformly), gleich (again, alike, all the same, at once, conforming, equal, equally, equivalent, fitting, identic, identical, identically, immediately, in a jiffy, in a minute, in a moment, instantaneous, instantly, just, level, like, likewise, now, outright, pair, parallel, promptly, right, right away, right now, same, similar, soon, straight away, the same, uniform, uniformly, without delay), egal (all one, all the same, equal, identic, identical, level, the same, wherever), ebnen (flatten, flatten out, level, make level, to level), ausgeglichen (balanced, consistent, counterbalanced, equal, even tempered, evened, level, paid up, paid-up). (various references)

Greek 

καν (so much as, without), όμοιοσ (alike, congenial, like, likewise, same, similar, throw back), ζυγόσ αριθμόσ, επίπεδο (layer, level, levellness, plane), άρτιοσ (full, whole), ακόμη και (very), ακόμα και, ακόμα (still, yet), ομαλόσ (normal, plain, regular), ομοίωσ (alike, similarly, withal), ίσος (equal). (various references)

Guarani

ko'ãgaitéma (already even now). (various references)

Hawaiian

edhe në (even if). (various references)

Hebrew 

אפילו (even if). (various references)

Hungarian

páros (conjugate, geminate, jugate, twin), lapos (depressed, earthbound, earth-bound, featureless, flat, lasagne, plain, prolate, stale, tabulate, trite, vapid), egyenletes (consistent, equable, equipartition, flat, moderate, smooth, steady, uniform), éppen (bang, full, just, the boot is on the other leg, the boot is on the wrong leg). (various references)

Icelandic

líkur (equal, level). (various references)

Indonesian

sama (alike, analogical, analogous, ditto, equal, identical, same, similiar), impas (paid off), genap (complete, exactly enough, full, plenary), bahkan (in fact, indeed, moreover, on the contrary). (various references)

Irish

féin (self), cuma (equal, level). (various references)

Italian

regolare (act, adjust, arm, bogey, cash up, control, control oneself, direct, formal, guide, level, modulate, normal, point, proper, regular, regularize, regulate, rule, rules, set, settle, smooth, Square, standard, steady, systematic, systematical, trim, tune), piano (arrangement, deck, design, flat, floor, gently, in a low voice, level, level land, map, piano, plain, plan, plane, plot, project, schedule, scheme, shallow, slow, smooth, storey, story, tabulate, tier), perfino, pari (close, draw, equal, equivalent, even with, exactly, level, like, pairs, par, peer, quits, same, similar, Square, still, straight, upright). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

すすり泣く (all, all of a sudden, bitch, briskly, broke, clear, completely, directly, do something completely, erect, face with no make-up, gently, men's underwear, neat, nimble, ought to do, penniless, quick, quickly, quietly, shapely, should do, sleeping soundly, smart, smooth to the touch, smoothly, softly, straight, thoroughly, to leaveundone, to make refreshed, to make relieved, to neglect, to sob, to standup, upright, utterly stark naked, wearing only one's birthday suit), 平たい　 (flat, level, plain, simple), 平たい (flat, level, plain, simple), 平滑 (flat, level, smooth), 平坦 (flat, level), 均一　 (equal, uniform), にして置く (also, as well, broad grin, grin, maintain status-quo, not... either, slimy, smile, smile sweetly, too), ご連絡 (come, come now, getting in touch), イースター島 (ear-ring, easel, east, East Coast, East End, East Side, Easter Island, eastern grip, Eastern League, EU, European Union, even par, evil, Goteborg, Gothenburg, Iran-Iraq, Jesus, Jesus Christ, yeast, yellow, yes, yes-man), だからと言って (also, and, and so forth, and the like, and what not, as might be expected, baggy, because, because ~, but, however, if it's the case, just because, loose, nevertheless, not just ...., not necessarily, or, out of fashion, primitive, too, unsophisticated, while it may be true that). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

すら , ひらたい (flat, level, plain, simple), さえ , にも (also, as well, not... either, too), イーブン , へいたん (beginning of hostilities, bocca chiusa, closed end, communications, end of wind instrument, flat, hostilities, level, quiet, simple, supply train), へいかつ (flat, level, smooth), だって (also, because, but, too). (various references)

Korean 

동등한 (Equivalent). (various references)

Manx

towshit (weighed), lieh my lieh (proportional, share and share alike), jannoo corrym (equilibrate), hene (actual, own, self, very), gob ry ghib (abreast), foast (besides, furthermore, hereafter, moreover, notwithstanding, still, thus far, too, yet), eer (common, common vulgar, express, own, real), doaieagh (civil, civil as person, decent, engaging, good-humoured, likeable), corrym (adequate, amends, candid, equal, equitable, equivalent, exact, flat, flat rate of pay, flush, impartial, justice, level, par, pregnant, revenge, satisfaction, tally, tantamount, treatment), cormal (adapt, balance, counterbalance, equalization, equate, equilibrate, square up). (various references)

Norwegian

lik (corpse, equal, level, like), flat (flat, level, smooth). (various references)

Occitan

egal (equal), par. (various references)

Papiamen

regular (regular), pareu (equal, level), igual (equal, level), asta. (various references)

Pig Latin

evenay.(various references)

Polish

nawet. (various references)

Portuguese

mesmo (equal, herself, himself, identic, identical, itself, precisely, right, same, selfsame, very, yet), até (as far as, by, for as much as, pending, thus, till, to, until, up to), ainda (also, likewise, more, still, too, yet). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

ainda (still, yet). (various references)

Romanian

chiar (exactly, just, right, very). (various references)

Russian 

даже (actually, nay, tho', yet). (various references)

Scottish

còmhnard (level, plain). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

uravnoteženost, ravnomeran, ravan (close, flat, level, plane, tantamount), poravnati (level, patch, patch up, planish, realign), podjednako (inasmuch), još (another, else, more, still, too, yet), jednakost (equality, par, parity, sameness), jednako (alike, equally, evenly), jednak (equal, identic, identical, same), izravnati, izjednačiti (assimilate, counterbalance, equal, equalize, equiponderate, offset), izjednačen, gladak (fine, glib, level, napless, sleeky, slick, smooth), baš (bang, just, right, too, very), čak (albeit, nay). (various references)

Spanish

liso (blank, flat, level, self-colored, self-coloured, smooth), igual (alike, ditty, duplicate, equal, fellow, level, like, match, peer, same, uniform), plano (design, diagram, flat, level, map, plan, plane, plat, plot, shot, smooth), par (brace, couple, equal, like, pair, par, peer, placenta, rafter, time), mismo (actual, like, one, precise, proper, same, same thing, selfsame, very, very same), incluso (actually, inc., including), aún (still, yet). (various references)

Swahili

hata (till, until). (various references)

Swedish

jämn (clean, consistent, equable, flat, level, plane, round, smooth, steady, uniform, unruffled), slät (flat, level, mediocre, plain, poor, sleek, slick, smooth), plan (area, blue print, blue-print, counsel, court, design, device, draft, flat, idea, layout, level, open space, pitch, plan, plane, planes, plat, plot, project, schedule, scheme), även (also, too). (various references)

Tagalog

magkatumbás (equal, level), magkapáris (equal, level), káhi't (although, though). (various references)

Thai

แม้กระทั่ง, เรียบ (smooth, tabulate), สงบ (limpid, still), ทำให้เท่ากัน (equalize), ยิ่งไปกว่านั้น. (various references)

Turkish

eşit olarak bölüştürmek (even out), eşit (coequal, commensurate, coordinate, equal, equi-, equivalent, iso-, on a par with, tantamount), düzlemek (flatten, flush, plane, plaster, point up, shallow, sleek, slick, smooth, smooth out, smooth over, try out), üstelik (again, also, besides, furthermore, moreover, on the top of it, on top of it, over and above, then again, to boot, withal), başabaş (at par, equal, neck and neck, on equal terms, quits, tight), baxabax (alike, all the same, equal, equally, level), bile (already, as well, even if, nor yet, very), düz (flat, flatways, flatwise, flush, horizontal, level, plain, plane, platy-, right, slick, smooth, straight), düz olmak (be flat, be straight, even out), düzenli (clean-cut, coordinate, dainty, equal, harmonious, in good trim, in order, methodical, neat, ordered, orderly, organized, regular, right, settled, snug, stated, steady, systematic, systematical, tidy), çift (ambi-, amphi-, bi-, binary, brace, conjugate, couple, dipl-, diplo, double, dual, duet, duple, duplicate, dyad, geminate, pair, twin, yoke), düzleştirmek (flatten, level, slick, smooth, surface), tam (absolute, accomplished, according to cocker, accurate, all out, at the time, bang, bang on, blank, clear, complete, consummate, correct, dead, desperately, downright, due, engrained, entire, exact, exactly, factual, full, full complement, fully, holo-, implicit, ingrained, intact, integral, intimate, just, literal, mathematical, on time, out and out, outright, overall, perfect, plenary, Plumb, plunk, precise, precisely, prize, prompt, proper, punctual, rank, right, rightdown, root and branch, round, sharp, sheer, simple, slap bang, slick, solid, spot-on, Square, stark, straight, strict, the very, thorough, thoroughgoing, to a t, true, trueborn, unalloyed, unambiguous, unmitigated, unredeemed, unreserved, utter, very, whole), dahi (also, as well, eke, genius, item, likewise, prodigy, too, wizard), dengeli (balanced, equable, equal, even tempered, level, level headed, stable, well balanced), fit olmuş (quits), hatta (in fact, in tune, insomuch as, insomuch that, yet), sakin (airless, calm, citizen, comfortable, composed, composedly, dispassionate, domicilled, dweller, equal, even tempered, habitant, halcyon, hushed, imperturbable, in repose, indweller, inhabitant, inmate, laidback, local, nerveless, noiseless, Pacific, peaceable, peaceful, philosophic, philosophical, placid, quiescent, quiet, reposeful, resident, sedate, serene, smooth, steady, still, tenant, tranquil, unperturbed, unruffled, untroubled), düzleşmek (become smooth, even out, flatten, flatten out). (various references)

Turkmen 

hekaяat (occurence, story), hatda. (various references)

Ukrainian

урівноважений (balanced, cool-headed, equable, even tempered, even-minded, level headed, shockproof, sober minded, staid, tranquil, well balanced), якраз (even as, exactly, full, nicely, right, slap), саме (bang, exactly, full, self), справедливий (equitable, even handed, impartial, just, right, righteous, rightful, veracious), рівняти (liken), рівномірний (equable, steady), рівно (all, dead, pari passu, smooth, steady), рівний (coordinate, fifty fifty, level), вирівнювати (flatten, iron out, level, macadamize, plane, smooth out), однаковий (alike, connatural, equal, identic, identical, level, like, one), навіть ще, навіть (nay, yet), підраховувати (add together, add up, balance, calculate, cast, cast up, cipher, compute, enumerate, figure up, numerate, score, total). (various references)

Vietnamese 

ngay cả, ngay lại còn, không được thua, dù là mặc dù thế ngay có đúng như thế, dù có đúng như thế thì, bằng phẳng ngang bằng, đúng ngay cho là, đều đặn đúng công bằng trả thù ai, đều đều (monotonous, regular, regularly, same, singsong, undiversified). (various references)

Welsh

llyfn (sleek, smooth), gwastad (constant, continual, flat, level), gogyfuwch (equal), cyfartal (equal), cydwastad (level). (various references)

Yucatec

taax (flat, level, smooth), hay (flat, gaunt, lean, level, slender, smooth, thin). (various references)

2. se. (various references)

aequa, aequae, aequi, aequis, aequo, aequum, aequus, aequus, equus, aequusque, campester, campestrem, campestres, campestri, campestria, campestribus, campestris, equus, et, planus, quidem, quoque, unoquoque, vel. (various references)

-cit, hama. (various references)

efne. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "even": evened, evener, eveners, evenest, evenfall, evenfalls, evenhanded, evenhandedly, evenhandedness, evenhandednesses, evening, evenings, evenly, evenness, evennesses, evens, evensong, evensongs, event, eventful, eventfully, eventfulness, eventfulnesses, eventide, eventides, eventless, events, eventual, eventualities, eventuality, eventually, eventuate, eventuated, eventuates, eventuating. (additional references)

Words ending with "even": breakeven, eleven, seven, sweven, uneven. (additional references)

Words containing "even": breakevens, elevens, elevenses, eleventh, elevenths, misevent, misevents, nonevent, nonevents, prevenient, preveniently, prevent, preventabilities, preventability, preventable, preventative, preventatives, prevented, preventer, preventers, preventible, preventing, prevention, preventions, preventive, preventively, preventiveness, preventivenesses, preventives, prevents, revenant, revenants, revenge, revenged, revengeful, revengefully, revengefulness, revengefulnesses, revenger, revengers, revenges, revenging, revenual, revenue, revenued, revenuer, revenuers, revenues, sevenfold, sevens, seventeen. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Even" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aveen, avem, aven, beven, bevven, ceven, Deven, devenu, eaven, eavens, eben, ebens, ecen, edemn, Eeeeh, eeh, eeny, eev, Eeva, efan, efen, Efh, efn, Efna, efne, efon, Efpn, egen, eivind, ejen, Elen, elven, enen, eqen, eqve, eren, Erven, esen, Eten, euen, evac, evah, evane, Evani, evay, eved, evei, evel, eveni, evex, evey, Evgenny, evi, evia, evid, evie, Evig, evim, evin, eving, evio, evip, eviq, evn, evo, evoc, Evoe, evon, Evteev, evu, evum, evun, evvah, evw, geven, heven, hevene, ieve, ivem, Jevon, Keven, neven, pevan, reven, sven, uve, uven, veej, veem, veen, veena, ven, venk, weven, zeven. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: neve.

-1 letter: eve, nee, vee.

-2 letters: en, ne.

+1 letter: evens, event, nerve, never, neves, nieve, seven, veena, venae, venge, venue.

+2 letters: avenge, avenue, devein, eleven, elevon, endive, envied, envier, envies, evened, evener, evenly, events, evince, evzone, geneva, heaven, leaven, nerved, nerves, nieves, sevens, sweven, uneven, veenas, veined, veiner, vended, vendee, vender, vendue, veneer, venery, venged, venges, venine, venire, venose, vented, venter, venues, venule.