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Proper noun

, variant of Eivind.

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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2. Equable; not easily ruffled or disturbed; calm; uniformly
self-possessed; as, an even temper.
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3. Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
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And shall lay thee even with the ground. --Luke xix.
44.
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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.
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To make the even truth in pleasure flow. --Shak.
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5. Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure. "I know
my life so even." --Shak.
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6. Associate; fellow; of the same condition. [Obs.] "His even
servant." --Wyclif (Matt. xviii. 29).
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7. Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder;
-- said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers.
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Whether the number of the stars is even or odd.
--Jer. Taylor.
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On even ground, with equal advantage.

On even keel (Naut.), in a level or horizontal position.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Even \E"ven\, v. i.
To be equal. [Obs.] --R. Carew.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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Even so did these Gauls possess the coast.
--Spenser.
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2. Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much
as; fully; quite.
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Thou wast a soldier
Even to Cato's wish. --Shak.
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Without . . . making us even sensible of the change.
--Swift.
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3. As might not be expected; -- serving to introduce what is
unexpected or less expected.
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I have made several discoveries, which appear new,
even to those who are versed in critical learning.
--Addison.
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4. At the very time; in the very case.
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I knew they were bad enough to please, even when I
wrote them. --Dryden.
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Note: Even is sometimes used to emphasize a word or phrase.
"I have debated even in my soul." --Shak.
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By these presence, even the presence of Lord
Mortimer. --Shak.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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His temple Xerxes evened with the soil. --Sir. W.
Raleigh.
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It will even all inequalities --Evelyn.
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2. To equal. [Obs.] "To even him in valor." --Fuller.
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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.
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4. To set right; to complete.
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5. To act up to; to keep pace with. --Shak.
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WordNet Even
adj 1: divisible by two [ant: odd]
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: 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: regular]
5: occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even
rhythm of his breathing" [syn: regular]
6: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn: tied(p),
level(p)]
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: yet, still]
4: to the full extent; "loyal even unto death"
v 1: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: flush, level,
even out]
2: become even or more even; "even out the surface" [syn: {even
out}]
3: make even or more even [syn: even out]

Moby Dictionary
Laodicean , a fortiori , above all , absolutely , accommodate ,
accordant , adjust , after all , again , albeit , algorismic ,
algorithmic , align , aligned , alike , aliquot , all the more ,
all the same , already , alternate , although , amount to , analogous ,
apathetic , appease , arrowlike , as well , assimilate to ,
at all events , at any rate , at par , au pair , automatic , balance ,
balanced , beating , break even , but , by turns , calm , calm down ,
cancel , cardinal , centrist , changeable , chiefly , circling , close ,
coequal , coextending , coextensive , collateral , come to , come up to ,
commensurate , commutable , commutative , comparable , compensate ,
compose , composed , concurrent , consistent , consonant , constant ,
continual , continuous , convertible , cool , coordinate , correspond ,
correspondent , counterbalance , counterpoise , countervail , cradle ,
cyclic , dab , damp , dead , dead straight , decimal , defensible ,
definitely , delicate , deserved , despite , differential , digital ,
direct , directly , disinterested , dispassionate , ditto , dominantly ,
downy , drag , draw , drawn , dress , dub , due , dulcify , ease , epochal ,
equable , equal , equalize , equalized , equalizing , equanimous ,
equate , equidistant , equilateral , equilibrize , equispaced ,
equitable , equivalent , especially , eurythmic , even off , even out ,
even so , even stephen , even up , even with , even-tempered ,
evenhanded , ever so , every other , exact , exactly , exchangeably ,
exchanged , exponential , express , expressly , fair , fair and square ,
faithful , faithfully , fell , fifty-fifty , figural , figurate ,
figurative , fine , finished , finite , first of all , fit , flat ,
flatten , flattened , flush , for all that , fractional , gentle ,
get even with , give-and-take , glabrate , glabrescent , glabrous ,
good , grade , grease , half-and-half , harmonious , harmonize , harrow ,
homaloidal , homogeneous , homogenize , honest , horizontal , howbeit ,
however , hush , identical , imaginary , immutable , impair , impartial ,
impassive , imperturbable , impossible , in a line , in all respects ,
in any case , in any event , in chief , in every respect , in exchange ,
in return , in spite of , in the main , in turn , indeed , independent ,
indifferent , inerrable , inerrant , infallible , infinite , integral ,
integrate , interchangeable , interchanged , intermittent , invariable ,
ipsissimis verbis , irrational , isochronal , just , just the same ,
justifiable , justified , keep pace with , knot , knotted , lawful , lay ,
lay down , lay flat , lay level , lay low , lay out , legal ,
leiotrichous , level , level with , levelheaded , like , lineal , linear ,
lined up , literally , literatim , logarithmic , logometric , lubricate ,
lull , mainly , make uniform , match , match up with , mathematical ,
measure up to , measured , mechanical , meet , meet and right , merited ,
methodic , methodical , metrical , metronomic ,
micrometrically precise , microscopic , midway , moderate , mollify ,
monolithic , monotonous , more than ever , mostly , mow , mutual ,
mutually , nay , negative , neuter , neutral , never so , nevertheless ,
nice , nip and tuck , no end , nonaligned , noncommitted ,
nonconvergent , nondivergent , nonetheless , nonpartisan , normalize ,
notwithstanding , numeral , numerary , numerative , numeric , odd ,
of a piece , oil , on a footing , on a level , on a par ,
on even ground , on the fence , on the level , ordered , orderly ,
ordinal , oscillatory , pacify , pair , pancake , par , parallel ,
parallelepipedal , parallelinervate , paralleling , parallelodrome ,
parallelogrammatic , parallelogrammic , parallelotropic ,
particularly , passive , peaceful , peculiarly , periodical ,
permutable , persistent , pinpoint , placid , plain , plane , planish ,
plaster , plumb , point-blank , poise , positive , positively , possible ,
pour balm into , precise , precisely , predominantly , primarily ,
prime , principally , proper , proportion , proportionate ,
proportioned , pulsing , quell , quiet , quite , quits , radical , rase ,
rather , rational , raze , reach , real , really , reciprocal ,
reciprocally , reciprocate , reciprocating , reciprocative ,
rectilineal , rectilinear , recurrent , recurring , refined , regular ,
regularize , regulate , religious , religiously exact , repay ,
reposeful , requite , rest , retaliate , retaliatory , returnable ,
rhythmic , rhythmical , right , right and proper , rightful , rigid ,
rigidly , rigorous , rigorously , rival , robotlike , rock ,
rock to sleep , roll , roll flat , rolled , rotary , round ,
ruler-straight , run abreast , run to , same , scientific ,
scientifically exact , seasonal , sedate , self-possessed , serene ,
serial , set , settle , severe , shave , smooth , smooth down ,
smooth out , smooth over , smooth-shaven , smoothed out , smoothen ,
smoothened , sober , soothe , square , squarely , squashed ,
squashed flat , stabile , stabilize , stable , stack up with , staid ,
stalemated , standard , standardize , steadfast , steady , steamroll ,
steamroller , stereotype , still , still more , straight , straight-cut ,
straight-front , straight-side , straightforward , streamlined ,
strict , strictly , strike a balance , suave , subdue , submultiple ,
subtle , surd , Paul Kinlan

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