Definition of even

• n. - Evening. See Eve, n. 1.
• 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.
• a. - Equable; not easily ruffed or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper.
• a. - Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
• 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.
• a. - Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
• a. - Associate; fellow; of the same condition.
• a. - Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; -- said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers.
• v. t. - To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth.
• v. t. - To equal
• 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.
• v. t. - To set right; to complete.
• v. t. - To act up to; to keep pace with.
• v. i. - To be equal.
• a. - In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally; precisely; just; likewise; as well.
• a. - Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much as; fully; quite.
• a. - As might not be expected; -- serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected.
• a. - At the very time; in the very case.