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even

/ˈiːvən/

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(diminutive) An even number.
"So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds."

To make flat and level.
"We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low."
To equal.
To be equal.
"Thrice nine evens twenty seven."
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.
"We need to even the score."
To set right; to complete.
To act up to; to keep pace with.

Flat and level.
"Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even."
Without great variation.
"Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice."
Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
"Call it even."
(of an integer) Divisible by two.
"Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers."
(of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
On equal terms of a moral sort; quits.
"You biffed me back at the barn, and I biffed you here—so now we're even."
Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
Associate; fellow; of the same condition.

Exactly, just, fully.
"I fulfilled my instructions even as I had promised."
In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.
"Did you even make it through the front door?"
Emphasizing a comparative.
"I was strong before, but now I am even stronger."
Signalling a correction of one's previous utterance; rather, that is.
"My favorite actor is Jack Nicklaus. Jack Nicholson, even."