Idioms for even

    break even, to have one's profits equal one's losses; neither gain nor lose: The company barely broke even last year.
    get even, to be revenged; retaliate: He vowed to get even for the insult.

Origin of even

1
before 900; (adj.) Middle English; Old English efen; cognate with Gothic ibns, Old High German eban, Old Norse jafn even, equal; (adv.) Middle English even(e), Old English efne, derivative of the adj.; (v.) Middle English evenen, Old English efnan to lower, derivative of the adj.

SYNONYMS FOR even

1 plane. See level.
12 tranquil, temperate, composed, peaceful.
13 just.

OTHER WORDS FROM even

e·ven·er, noun e·ven·ly, adverb e·ven·ness, noun

Example sentences from the Web for evenly

British Dictionary definitions for evenly (1 of 2)

even 1
/ (ˈiːvən) /

adjective

adverb

verb

to make or become even

Derived forms of even

evener, noun evenly, adverb evenness, noun

Word Origin for even

Old English efen; related to Old Norse jafn even, equal, Gothic ibns, Old High German eban

British Dictionary definitions for evenly (2 of 2)

even 2
/ (ˈiːvən) /

noun

an archaic word for eve, evening

Word Origin for even

Old English ǣfen; related to Old Frisian ēvend, Old High German āband

Scientific definitions for evenly

even
[ ēvən ]

Divisible by 2 with a remainder of 0, such as 12 or 876.

Idioms and Phrases with evenly

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