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adjective

1. Having no irregularities, roughness, or indentations: flat, flush, level, planar, plane¹, smooth, straight. See smooth/rough.
2. On the same plane or line: flush, level. See same/different/compare.
3. Having no change or variation: changeless, constant, equable, invariable, invariant, regular, same, steady, unchanging, uniform, unvarying. See same/different/compare.
4. Not easily excited, even under pressure: calm, collected, composed, cool, cool-headed, detached, even-tempered, imperturbable, nonchalant, possessed, unflappable, unruffled. See calm/agitation.
5. Agreeing exactly in value, quantity, or effect: equal, equivalent, identical, same, tantamount. Idioms: on a par, one and the same. See same/different/compare.
6. Just to all parties: equal, equitable, evenhanded, fair. See same/different/compare.
7. Owing or being owed nothing: quit, quits, square. See pay/owe.
8. Neither favorable or unfavorable: balanced, fifty-fifty. See fair/unfair.
9. Being an exact amount or number: exact. Idioms: on the nose. See precise/imprecise.

adverb

1. To a more extreme degree: still, yet. See big/small/amount.
2. Not just this but also: indeed. Idioms: not to mention. See true/false.
3. In an exact manner: exactly, just, precisely. See precise/imprecise, same/different/compare.

verb

1. To make even, smooth, or level: flat, flatten, level, plane², smooth, straighten. See smooth/rough.
2. To make equal: equalize, equate, level, square. See same/different/compare.

even²

noun

The period between afternoon and nighttime: dusk, eve, evening, eventide, gloaming, nightfall, twilight. Archaic vesper. See start/end.

Idioms beginning with even:
event
even money
even so

See also break even; never give a sucker an even break; on an even keel.

adj

Definition: calm, undisturbed
Antonyms: agitated, irregular, troubled

adj

Definition: commensurate; having no advantage
Antonyms: irregular, unequal, uneven

adj

Definition: fair, impartial
Antonyms: biased, partial, unfair

adj

Definition: flat, uniform
Antonyms: broken, different, disparate, irregular, rough, uneven

v

Definition: balance, make smooth
Antonyms: break, furrow, lump, roughen

[ܒēvǝn]

ˈēvǝn adj.

on an even keel (of a ship or aircraft) having the same draft forward and aft.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

To be even is to be neither positive nor negative in money. Usually regarded as having as many chips now as when you sat down at the table.

SoundPoker Says: For example, John sat down at the table with $100 in chips and following a few bad beats he was down to $65. After winning a huge $35 dollar pot, John was back to even.

See Also: Bad Beat, Break Even, Chips, Pot, Table

IN BRIEF: The same or equal. Also: as a matter of fact or actually.

Courage conquers all things; it even gives strength to the body. — Ovid (43 BC-c. 18 AD).

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as in: the same/equal or get even
sign description: The fingertips of both bent hands come together and touch.

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For a list of words related to even, see:

• Limitations and Conditions
• Emphasizers
• Absolutes and Guarantees
• Relative Positions - even: (adj) at the same level or point

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See words rhyming with "even."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Even.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - flad, glat, ensartet, lige stor, jævnbyrdig, rolig, præcis
v. tr. - udjævne, gøre lige, udligne, glatte
v. intr. - udjævnes, blive lige, udlignes
adv. - lige, præcis, allerede, endnu, engang, selv, endda, blot, overhovedet

idioms:

• even as    præcis da, lige mens
• even if    selvom
• even out    udjævne
• even so    alligevel, ganske rigtigt
• even then    allerede da
• even though    selv om
• even up    udjævne
• get even    blive kvit
• on an even keel    på ret køl, rolig

2.
n. - aften, kvæld

Nederlands (Dutch)
gelijk maken/worden, als gelijke behandelen, zelfs, effen, even, gelijkmatig, vlak, gelijk, precies, vereffend, avond

Français (French)
1.
adj. - uni, plat, plan (une surface), régulier (des progrès), égal (une humeur), égal (une distance, une quantité)
v. tr. - égaliser, aplanir, niveler
v. intr. - aplanir, niveler, s'égaliser, s'aplanir, se niveler
adv. - même, jusqu'à, encore (suivi d'un comparatif), seulement (suivi d'une négation), même si (temps de l'indicatif), quand bien même (suivi du conditionnel), alors même que (suivi du conditionnel)

idioms:

• be even    être à égalité
• even as    alors même, au moment même
• even if    même si
• even out    égaliser, s'égaliser, s'aplanir, se niveler, égaliser (des prix), répartir également
• even so    quand même, pourtant, cependant
• even then    et même
• even though    quand bien même, alors même que
• even up    égaliser, rétablir (l'équilibre), compenser
• get even    se venger
• on an even keel    (Naut) dans ses lignes, à égal tirant d'eau, (fig) stable

2.
n. - soir, soirée

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - eben, glatt, gleichmäßig, ausgeglichen
v. - ebnen
adv. - selbst, sogar

idioms:

• be even    es jmdm. heimzahlen
• even as    gerade als
• even if    selbst wenn
• even out    glätten, ausgleichen
• even so    trotzdem
• even then    selbst dann
• even though    selbst wenn
• even up    ausgleichen
• get even    sich rächen, ausgleichen
• on an even keel    ausgeglichen

2.
n. - Abend

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σιάζω, ισώνω, εξομαλύνω, ομαλοποιώ, ισοπεδώνω
adv. - ακόμα
adj. - ομαλός, λείος, στρωτός, ισόπεδος, επίπεδος, ίσιος, ισόπαλος, πάτσι, κανονικός, στρωτός, ομοιόμορφος, (για αριθμούς) άρτιος, ζυγός, ίσος
abbr. - βράδυ
n. - (ποιητ.) βράδυ, δειλινό

idioms:

• even as    καθώς, τη στιγμή τούτη ακριβώς που
• even if    ακόμη και αν
• even out    εξομαλύνω/-ομαι
• even so    ακόμα κι έτσι
• even then    ακόμα και τότε, ακόμα και σ' αυτήν την περίπτωση
• even though    ακόμα κι αν, έστω κι αν
• even up    αντισταθμίζω, εξισορροπώ, εξομαλύνω, πατσίζω
• get even    πατσίζω
• on an even keel    (καθομ.) χωρίς σκαμπανεβάσματα/κλυδωνισμούς

Italiano (Italian)
spianare, pareggiare, perfino, pari, uniforme, piano

idioms:

• even as    al punto
• even if    anche se
• even out    pareggiare
• even so    ciò nonostante
• even then    anche allora
• even though    sebbene
• even up    pareggiare
• get even with    prendersi la rivincita su
• on an even keel    indisturbato, impassibile

Português (Portuguese)
v. - nivelar, igualar, saldar (contas)
adv. - até, ainda (antes de comparativos), até mesmo
adj. - plano, uniforme, par (número), igual
conj. - como, tal qual
n. - noite (f)

idioms:

• even as    no mesmo momento em que
• even if    ainda que, embora, mesmo que
• even out    nivelar, igualar
• even so    mesmo assim
• even then    mesmo então, mesmo assim
• even though    ainda que
• even up    compensar, equilibrar, tornar uniforme
• get even    vingar-se, acertar contas
• get even with    vingar-se de
• on an even keel    constante, estável

Русский (Russian)
уравнять, сглаживать, целое число, четное число, ровный, равномерный, равный, спокойный, даже

idioms:

• even as    как раз
• even if    даже если, хотя бы и
• even out    разгладить
• even so    даже в этом случае, именно так
• even then    даже когда
• even though    несмотря на то, что
• even up    уравнивать, выравниваться, сквитать
• get even    добиваться реванша, сравнивать счет
• get even with    расквитаться
• on an even keel    устойчивый, стабильный

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - par, igual, llano, raso, uniforme
v. tr. - igualar, allanar
v. intr. - igualar, allanar
adv. - incluso, aun, hasta, siquiera, en paz, enteramente, precisamente

idioms:

• be even    estar en paz
• even as    en cuanto, del mismo modo que
• even if    incluso si, aunque, aun cuando
• even out    igualarse, allanarse, repartir en partes iguales
• even so    aun así
• even then    aún entonces
• even though    aunque, aún cuando
• even up    balancear (cuentas), igualarse
• get even    ajustar cuentas, desquitarse, vengarse
• on an even keel    firme, estable, equilibrado, no preocupado

2.
n. - tardecita, víspera

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - jämnas ut, bli lika
adv. - till och med, även, redan, ännu
adj. - jämn, kvitt, plan, slät
abbr. - evening
n. - afton (poet.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 平的, 平滑的, 平坦的, 同样的, 一致的, 齐的, 甚至, 甚至更, 还, 连, 实际上, 使平坦, 使相等, 变平, 相等

idioms:

• even as    正当, 正如
• even if    即使, 虽然
• even out    使平坦, 使相等使平坦, 使相等
• even so    虽然如此
• even then    尽管那样, 即使在那时
• even though    即使, 虽然
• even up    使相等, 扯平, 变相等
• get even    使相等, 扯平, 进行报复, 算帐
• on an even keel    平稳地

2. 偶数

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 偶數

2.
adj. - 平的, 平滑的, 平坦的, 同樣的, 一致的, 齊的
adv. - 甚至, 甚至更, 還, 連, 實際上
v. tr. - 使平坦, 使相等
v. intr. - 變平, 相等

idioms:

• even as    正當, 正如
• even if    即使, 雖然
• even out    使平坦, 使相等使平坦, 使相等
• even so    雖然如此
• even then    儘管那樣, 即使在那時
• even though    即使, 雖然
• even up    使相等, 扯平, 變相等
• get even    使相等, 扯平, 進行報復, 算帳
• on an even keel    平穩地

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 평탄한, 수평의, 고른, 동등한, 규칙적인, 우수리 없는, 차분한, 공평한, 단조로운
v. tr. - 판판하게 하다, 동등하게 다루다
v. intr. - 같아지다, 균형이 잡히다
adv. - ~조차, 더욱, 꼭, 대등하게

idioms:

• even out    고르게 하다, 안정시키다, 판판해지다, 안정되다
• even up    평등하게 하다
• get even    빚이 없어지다

2.
n. - 저녁

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 平らな, 同じ高さの, 同じの, 規則正しい, 平静な, 偶数の, なめらかな
v. - 平らにする, 同じにする
adv. - …でさえ, さらに, それどころか

idioms:

• even a worm will turn    一寸の虫にも五分の魂
• even as    ちょうど…のように, ちょうど…のときに
• even if    たとえ…でも
• even less    さらに少ない
• even number    偶数
• even out    平らになる, 一様にする, 安定させる
• even so    たとえそうでも
• even then    その時でさえ, それでさえ, それでも
• even though    たとえ…ではあっても
• even up    等しくする, 清算する
• get even    借りがない, 仕返しをする
• get even with    仕返しをする
• not even    ～すらない
• on an even keel    水平の状態で, 安定して

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسوي, يعادل (ظرف) مباشرة, متوازن (صفه) زوجي ( عدد), متعادل, مستو (اختصار) اختصار كلمه مساء (الاسم) مساء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חלק, ישר, יציב, קבוע, זהה, שווה, בדיוק‬
adv. - ‮אפילו‬
v. tr. - ‮השווה, יישר‬
v. intr. - ‮השתווה עם, לפנות ערב, בדיוק‬
n. - ‮ערב, לפנות ערב‬

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