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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Even \E"ven\ ([=e]v"'n) n. [OE. eve, even, efen, [ae]fen. AS. [=ae]fen; akin to OS. [=a]band, OFries, [=a]vend, D. avond, OHG. [=a]band, Icel. aptan, Sw. afton, Dan. aften; of unknown origin. Cf. {Eve}, {Evening}.] Evening. See {Eve}, n. 1. [Poetic.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Even \E"ven\, a. [AS. efen. efn; akin to OS. eban, D. even, OHG. eban, G. efen, Icel. jafn, Dan. jevn, Sw. j[aum]mn, Goth. ibns. Cf. {Anent}, {Ebb}.] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Equable; not easily ruffled or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper. [1913 Webster] 3. Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit. [1913 Webster] And shall lay thee even with the ground. --Luke xix. 44. [1913 Webster] 4. Balanced; adjusted; fair; equitable; impartial; just to both sides; owing nothing on either side; -- said of accounts, bargains, or persons indebted; as, our accounts are even; an even bargain. [1913 Webster] To make the even truth in pleasure flow. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure. "I know my life so even." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 6. Associate; fellow; of the same condition. [Obs.] "His even servant." --Wyclif (Matt. xviii. 29). [1913 Webster] 7. Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; -- said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers. [1913 Webster] Whether the number of the stars is even or odd. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] {On even ground}, with equal advantage. {On even keel} (Naut.), in a level or horizontal position. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Even \E"ven\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evening}] 1. To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth. [1913 Webster] His temple Xerxes evened with the soil. --Sir. W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] It will even all inequalities --Evelyn. [1913 Webster] 2. To equal. [Obs.] "To even him in valor." --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. 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 make equal; as, to even the score. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. To set right; to complete. [1913 Webster] 5. To act up to; to keep pace with. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Even \E"ven\, v. i. To be equal. [Obs.] --R. Carew. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Even \E"ven\, adv. [AS. efne. See {Even}, a., and cf. {E'en}.] 1. In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally; precisely; just; likewise; as well. "Is it even so?" --Shak. [1913 Webster] Even so did these Gauls possess the coast. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much as; fully; quite. [1913 Webster] Thou wast a soldier Even to Cato's wish. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Without . . . making us even sensible of the change. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 3. As might not be expected; -- serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected. [1913 Webster] I have made several discoveries, which appear new, even to those who are versed in critical learning. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 4. At the very time; in the very case. [1913 Webster] I knew they were bad enough to please, even when I wrote them. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Note: Even is sometimes used to emphasize a word or phrase. "I have debated even in my soul." --Shak. [1913 Webster] By these presence, even the presence of Lord Mortimer. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: even adv 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" [syn: {even}, {yet}, {still}] 4: to the full extent; "loyal even unto death" adj 1: divisible by two [ant: {odd}, {uneven}] 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" [syn: {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" [ant: {uneven}] 4: symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon" [syn: {even}, {regular}] 5: occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing" [syn: {even}, {regular}] 6: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn: {tied(p)}, {even}, {level(p)}] n 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" [syn: {evening}, {eve}, {even}, {eventide}] v 1: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: {flush}, {level}, {even out}, {even}] 2: become even or more even; "even out the surface" [syn: {even}, {even out}] 3: make even or more even [syn: {even}, {even out}] From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: even /evən/ 1. alike; allthesame; equally 2. awhile; momentarily 3. afewminutes; amoment 4. even 5. equally; likewise 6. as; so; that