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
OTHER WORDS FROM even
e·ven·er, noun e·ven·ly, adverb e·ven·ness, nounWords nearby even
eve,
eve's pudding,
evection,
evelyn,
evemerus,
even,
even money,
even out,
even permutation,
even so,
even up
Definition for even (2 of 3)
even
2
[ ee-vuh n ]
/ ˈi vən /
noun Archaic.
evening; eve.
Origin of even
2Definition for even (3 of 3)
Even
[ ey-wuh n, ev-uh n ]
/ ˈeɪ wən, ˈɛv ən /
noun, plural E·vens, (especially collectively) E·ven for 1.
a member of a Siberian people living mainly in the Yakut Autonomous Republic in the Russian Federation.
the Tungusic language spoken by the Even.
Also called
Lamut.
Origin of Even
< Russian
ėvén < Evenki
əwən
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British Dictionary definitions for even (1 of 2)
even
1
/ (ˈiːvən) /
adjective
adverb
verb
to make or become even
Derived forms of even
evener, noun evenly, adverb evenness, nounWord Origin for even
Old English
efen; related to Old Norse
jafn even, equal, Gothic
ibns, Old High German
eban
British Dictionary definitions for even (2 of 2)
Word Origin for even
Old English
ǣfen; related to Old Frisian
ēvend, Old High German
āband
Scientific definitions for even
even
[ ē′vən ]
Divisible by 2 with a remainder of 0, such as 12 or 876.
Idioms and Phrases with even
even