english
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adv.
higher degree:
He was in an even worse condition.
adj.
level:
The house had an even floor.
adj.
same plane:
The picture is even with the window.
adj.
equal:
You have an even chance of winning.
adj.
devisable by two:
Eight is an even number.
Simple Definitions
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Phrase(s): *even (with someone)
not being indebted to someone for money; no longer needing to retaliate against someone. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) • I will get even with you for breaking my baseball bat! • Jimmy got even with Bill by punching him in the nose.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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adj. level/smooth VERBS be, look The floor isn't completely even. ADV. very | absolutely, completely same size/level VERBS be | become | keep sth Try to keep your stitches absolutely even. ADV. very | absolutely, completely | fairly Try to keep the room at a fairly even temperature. equal VERBS be, seem | remain ADV. very | fairly, more or less The scores remained more or less even throughout the competition.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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even (sth) out
[ M ]
to become equal, or to make something equal
• The university has a system designed to even out the differences between rich and poor colleges.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idioms beginning with EVEN, Also see BREAK EVEN; GET EVEN; NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK; ON AN EVEN KEEL.
American Heritage Idioms