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adverb
At the same time as; already; just: Even as we watched, the building collapsed.
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Exactly; precisely: It was even as he said: the jewel was gone.
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Indeed; moreover. Used as an intensive: He was depressed, even suicidal. Even a child knows better.
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To a degree that extends; fully: loyal even unto death.
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To a greater degree or extent. Used as an intensive with comparative adjectives and adverbs: Looked sick and felt even worse.
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adjective
Being in the same plane or line; parallel: The picture is even with the window.
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Equal or identical in degree, extent, or amount: Use even amounts of butter and sugar.
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Equally matched or balanced: an even fight.
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Having a horizontal surface; flat: an even floor.
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Having an even number in a sequence.
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idiom
On an even keel In a stable or unimpaired state: "There was good reason to keep relations with Washington on an even keel” ( Helen Kitchen).
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verb-transitive
To make or become even.
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