even
/ˈiːvən/ adjectiveDefinition
FLAT › flat, level, or smooth: Find an even surface to work on. → Opposite uneven
NOT CHANGING › An even temperature or rate is regular and does not change very much: Walking at an even pace, they covered about four miles in the first hour.
NUMBER › An even number is a number which can be exactly divided by two, for example four, six, or eight. → Opposite odd
MONEY informal › not now owing someone money: If you pay for my cinema ticket, we'll be even.
COMPETITION › An even race or competition is one that both players, teams, or people involved have an equal chance of winning.
get even (with sb) informal › If you get even with someone who has done something bad to you, you do something bad to them.
(Definition of even adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “even”
Word of the Day
ride (out) the storm
to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
