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[ˈiːv(ə)n] adv I
1) used when you are saying something that is surprising
It always feels cold in this room, even in summer.[/ex]
Even the dog refused to eat it.[/ex]
They did n't even offer me a cup of tea.[/ex]
Even now, after all these years, he still misses her.[/ex]
When emphasizing verbs, even comes before an ordinary verb: They even served champagne at breakfast. But even comes after an auxiliary verb, a modal verb, or the verb ‘to be': She doesn't even know his name. ♦ Some computers can even talk to you.
2) used for emphasizing that something is bigger, better etc than something else that is also big, good etc
Things are bad, but they were even worse before you came.[/ex]
She works even more quickly than I do.[/ex]
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even if — used for emphasizing that although something may happen, another situation remains the same[/ex]
She won't apologize, even if she's proved wrong.[/ex]
even so — used for introducing a statement that seems surprising after what you said before[/ex]
Crashes are rare, but, even so, there should be stricter safety regulations.[/ex]
even though — used for introducing a fact that makes the main statement in your sentence very surprising[/ex]
Most of us ignore this good advice, even though we know it to be true.[/ex]
Even though I have a master's degree in business administration, I can't fill out my tax form.[/ex]
II
adj
even [ˈiːv(ə)n]
1) flat and level
Ant:
The table kept wobbling because the floor wasn't quite even.[/ex]
2) not changing much in rate, level, or amount
Ant:
an even temperature[/ex]
3) an even number can be divided exactly by two
Ant:
odd
4) with both teams or people having an equal chance of winning
an even match[/ex]
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be even — informal if two people are even, neither of them owes the other anything[/ex]
get even (with sb) — informal to punish someone by causing them as much trouble or harm as they have caused you[/ex]
See:
break I,
III verb even [ˈiːv(ə)n] - even (sth) out

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