even

/ˈi·vən/ adj (EQUAL)

Definition

› equal or equally balanced: The class has a pretty even mix of boys and girls. I bought the tickets, so if you pay for dinner we’ll be even (= you will not owe me any money).

(Definition of even adj (EQUAL) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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evapotranspiration n
evasion n
evasive adj
eve n
even adj CONTINUOUS
even adj EQUAL
even adj FLAT
even adj NUMBER
even adv EMPHASIS
even adv MORE EXACTLY
even if idiom

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even adj CONTINUOUS
even adj FLAT
even adj NUMBER
even adv EMPHASIS
even adv MORE EXACTLY
even v EQUAL

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even if idiom
even so idiom
even though idiom
get even idiom
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