even
adverb
uk
/ˈiː.vən/ us
/ˈiː.vən/even adverb (SURPRISE)
A2
I don't even know where it is.
Everyone I know likes the smell of bacon - even Mike does and he's a vegetarian.
We were all on time - even Chris and he's usually late for everything.
Even with a load of electronic gadgetry, you still need some musical ability to write a successful song.
even so
Переглянути більше even adverb (EMPHASIS)
B1
used to emphasize a comparison:
- The traffic congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.
- Atoms are made up of smaller particles - protons, neutrons and electrons - some of which are made up of even smaller ones, called quarks.
- There was quite a lot of traffic today but yesterday was even busier.
- People are rushing to buy property before prices rise even further.
- This range of computers is very fast, but their successors will be even faster.
even adverb (MORE EXACTLY)
I find some of his habits somewhat unpleasant, disgusting even.
Граматика
even
adjective
uk
/ˈiː.vən/ us
/ˈiː.vən/even adjective (FLAT)
- Spread a nice even layer of butter on each slice of bread.
- We chose a large even stretch of grassy to pitch our caravan on.
- The paving slabs were not even, and Granny had a nasty fall.
- You need a nice even surface to draw on - I'll get you a piece of board.
- I complained to the builders that the floor wasn't even.
even adjective (CONTINUOUS)
continuous or regular:
- The paint isn't very even, is it? We'd better give it another coat.
- Her breathing became slow and even, so I knew she was asleep.
- The monitor showed that he had a clear even heartbeat.
- Try to keep the beat even - don't speed up toward the end of the piece.
- He runs with long, even strides, never breaking his rhythm.
even adjective (EQUAL)
an even bet
even money If I were betting I'd take even money on United.
- It really wasn't an even contest - the other team was far stronger than us.
- The distribution of wealth across the country from the north to the south is far from even.
- The children complained that the slices of pizza were not even in size.
- There doesn't seem to be a very even balance in their relationship in terms of household duties.
- adjacent
- affinity
- akin
- alike
- allied
- equipollent
- equivalence
- equivalency
- equivalent
- equivalent of something
- monolithic
- much the same
- muchness
- nearest thing
- neck and neck idiom
- such
- with the current
- without exception
- word for word idiom
- Y, y
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even adjective (NUMBER)
- align
- aligned
- ballpark
- be in good company idiom
- be in the same ballpark idiom
- be nothing/not much/very little in it idiom
- entrain
- entrainment
- equalization
- equalize
- equalizer
- even (something) out phrasal verb
- even something up phrasal verb
- favour
- flatline
- matchy-matchy
- mirror
- mirroring
- non-contradictory
- overlap
