even
adverb (SURPRISE) /ˈiː.vən/Definition
A2 used to show that something is surprising, unusual, unexpected, or extreme: 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. It's a very difficult job - it might even take a year to finish it. "I never cry." "Not even when you hurt yourself really badly?" Even with a load of electronic gadgetry, you still need some musical ability to write a successful song.Expressions of surprise even as › at the same time as: I tried to reason with him, but even as I started to explain what had happened he stood up to leave.Simultaneous and consecutiveOrder and sequence even if B2 used to say that if something is the case or not, the result is the same: Even if you take a taxi, you'll still miss your train.Connecting words which express a condition even now/then › despite something: I've thought about it so much, but even now I can't believe how lucky I was to survive the accident. I gave Jim very clear instructions, but even then he managed to make a mess of it.Now even so C1 despite what has just been said: I had a terrible headache, but even so I went to the concert. An immediate interest cut might give a small boost to the economy. Even so, any recovery is likely to be very slow.Connecting words which express a contrast even though B2 although: Even though he left school at 16, he still managed to become prime minister.Connecting words which express a contrast
(Definition of even adverb (SURPRISE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- contemporary adjective (EXISTING NOW)
- day noun
- existing adjective
- here adverb
- hereupon adverb
- just adverb (NOW)
- moment noun (OCCASION)
- now adverb (AT PRESENT)
- nowadays adverb
- ongoing adjective
- present noun (NOW)
- present-day adjective
- prevailing adjective
- right adverb (EXACTLY)
- state noun (CONDITION)
- the status quo noun
- there's no time like the present idiom
- this minute idiom
- time noun (PERIOD)
- today adverb, noun
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