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Commoneven
The correct spelling is even.
How to pronounce even
/ˈiːvən/
nounIPA: /ˈiːvən/
Say it like: Eve-n
The correct spelling is even. (diminutive) An even number. For example: "So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds."
Usage Examples
“So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds.”
“We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low.”
“Thrice nine evens twenty seven.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(diminutive) An even number.
- 2.Evening.
verb
- 1.To make flat and level.
- 2.To equal.
- 3.To be equal.
- 4.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.
- 5.To set right; to complete.
adjective
- 1.Flat and level.
- 2.Without great variation.
- 3.Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
- 4.(of an integer) Divisible by two.
- 5.(of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
adverb
- 1.Exactly, just, fully.
- 2.In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.
- 3.Emphasizing a comparative.
- 4.Signalling a correction of one's previous utterance; rather, that is.
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