What part of speech is the word even?

Answer 1

The word 'even' is a verb, an adjective, or an adverb.

• A verb is a word for an action or a state of being.
• An adjective is a word used to describe a noun.
  
• An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

Example uses:

• Perhaps moving the balls to the left will even it out. (verb, a word for an action)
• She cut the cake into even portions. (adjective, describes the noun 'portions')
• The baby liked it so much that he even licked the bowl. (adverb, modifies the verb 'licked')

Answer 2

The word even, depending on how it is being used, can be an adjective, adverb, verb, or noun.

Answer 3

Evenings is a plural noun. The singular form is evening.