Definition of Even

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Definition of Even

Even

Evening. See Eve, n. 1.

Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; hence uniform in rate of motion of action; as, even ground; an even speed; an even course of conduct.

Equable; not easily ruffed or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper.

Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.

Balanced; adjusted; fair; equitable; impartial; just to both side; owing nothing on either side; -- said of accounts, bargains, or persons indebted; as, our accounts are even; an even bargain.

Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.

Associate; fellow; of the same condition.

Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; -- said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers.

To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth.

To equal

To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.

To set right; to complete.

To act up to; to keep pace with.

To be equal.

In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally; precisely; just; likewise; as well.

Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much as; fully; quite.

As might not be expected; -- serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected.

At the very time; in the very case.

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Even Quotations

Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call their own.
Mother Teresa

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
Buddha

Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear.
Thomas Jefferson

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.
Thomas Jefferson

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
Thomas Jefferson

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.
Thomas Jefferson

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.
Thomas Jefferson

The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerance. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance.
Maya Angelou

We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders.
Maya Angelou

Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.
Maya Angelou

Even Translations

even in Dutch is gelijk, vlak, effen
even in Italian is anzi, perfino, personalmente, una volta, pari
even in Latin is equus, aequus, vel
even in Norwegian is flat, glatt, lik, til og med, jevn, selv om
even in Spanish is incluso, mismo, igual, plano, liso

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