Dictionary definition · even
noun
- the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)"he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
verb
- make level or straight"level the ground"
- become even or more even"even out the surface"
- make even or more even
adjective
- divisible by two
- equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced"even amounts of butter and sugar"
- 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"
- symmetrically arranged"even features"
adverb
- used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected"even an idiot knows that"
- in spite of; notwithstanding"even when he is sick, he works"
- to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons"looked sick and felt even worse"
- to the full extent"loyal even unto death"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).