<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>level;</li><li>flat;</li><li>smooth;</li><li>without surface irregularities: The car can reach a top speed of 120 miles per hour on an even road.</li><li>Synonyms: plane</li><li>Antonyms: uneven, irregular</li><li>on the same level;</li><li>in the same plane or line;</li><li>parallel: Plunge the poles into the soil until the lines you marked are even with the ground.</li><li>free from variations or fluctuations; regular: He rocked the baby with a careful, even motion.</li><li>uniform in action, character, or quality: She governed successfully because she had managed to hold an even course between conflicting principles and parties.</li><li>equal in measure or quantity: Add even amounts of oil and vinegar.</li><li>(of a number) divisible by two (odd): The numbers 2, 16, and 30 are even.</li><li>denoted by a number divisible by two: There are small illustrations on the top of the even pages of the book.</li><li>exactly expressible in integers, or in tens, hundreds, etc., without fractional parts: It's an even seven miles there and back.</li><li>Mathematics: (of a function) having a sign that remains the same when the sign of each independent variable is changed at the same time.</li><li>equally balanced or divided; equal: Check to see if the scales are even.</li><li>leaving no balance of debt on either side; square: We will not be even until I can repay him for saving my life.</li><li>calm; placid; not easily excited or angered: If you're looking for a dog with an even temper and friendly personality, this breed is perfect.</li><li>Synonyms: peaceful, composed, temperate, tranquil</li><li>Antonyms: mercurial</li><li>equitable, impartial, or fair: After much wrangling, they finally came to an even bargain that suited everyone.</li><li>Synonyms: just</li><li>Antonyms: biased</li></ul><p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>evenly: The road ran even over the fields.</li><li>still; yet (used to emphasize a comparative): I liked your previous idea for Mom's gift, but I think this one is even more suitable.</li><li>(used to suggest that something mentioned as a possibility constitutes an extreme case or an unlikely instance): Even the slightest noise disturbs him.</li><li>Even if he attends, he may not participate.</li><li>(used to emphasize the occurrence or nonoccurrence of an event, or the simultaneity of events): Even as he lay dying, they argued over his estate.</li><li>I loaned her my car for a whole week, but she didn't even fill the gas tank up before returning it to me.</li><li>fully or quite: I will protect my child even to my death.</li><li>indeed (used as an intensive for stressing the identity or truth of something): He is willing, even eager, to do it.</li><li>exactly or precisely: It was even so.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to make even; level; smooth (sometimes followed by out): The first step is to even the board with a plane.</li><li>to place in an even state as to claim or obligation; balance (often followed by up): I need to even up the accounts before I do my taxes.</li><li>(used without object) to become even: The odds evened before the race.</li><li>Verb phrase: to make or become even, smooth, or flat: The wrinkles will even out when the suit dries.</li><li>to become equal, balanced, stable, etc.: We were optimistic that the situation would even out eventually.</li></ul>