Thesaurus: even

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1. n. Evening. See Eve, n. 1.
2. a. Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; hence uniform in rate of motion of action; as, even ground; an even speed; an even course of conduct.
3. a. Equable; not easily ruffed or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper.
4. a. Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
5. a. Balanced; adjusted; fair; equitable; impartial; just to both side; owing nothing on either side; -- said of accounts, bargains, or persons indebted; as, our accounts are even; an even bargain.
6. a. Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
7. a. Associate; fellow; of the same condition.
8. a. Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; -- said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers.
9. v. t. To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth.
10. v. t. To equal
11. v. t. To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
12. v. t. To set right; to complete.
13. v. t. To act up to; to keep pace with.
14. v. i. To be equal.
15. a. In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally; precisely; just; likewise; as well.
16. a. Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much as; fully; quite.
17. a. As might not be expected; -- serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected.
18. a. At the very time; in the very case.