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even

even

1.0
Used to show a greater degree, often with words that compare
  • adverb
  • /ˈiːvən/
translation icon : aún más
  • Many of these unintentional injuries occur during sports, but even more occur during other activities.
  • even more
  • even greater
  • even worse

And the FTL jump thing makes it even more so.

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Examples

  • She runs even faster than her brother in every race.

  • In this war you have even more suffering, yes.

  • And if so, would we even know if it did?

  • Well, let me drop back even further than that.

  • The other case is even better, even more cool.

  • Yeah, it's actually, I think maybe even worse, right?

  • Let us do even more than think big.

  • I think we're going to move even faster on this.

  • And here, I'll be even more honest.

  • You're going to be even more famous than me.

Synonyms

yet
vseven
220 1.0

To a greater degree than before

emphasizes degree broadly rather than only in fixed phrases
still
vseven
116 1.0

To show a greater degree than before

emphasizes degree but with less extra strength

Antonyms

1.0

To a smaller degree than something else

Idioms

253 3.2

At the same moment that something else happens

149 3.5

Shows that something happens or is true despite what was said

63 1.3

In any way, even the smallest amount

getting even
  • Informal
7 7.4

To try to hurt someone because they hurt you

In a steady, calm state and working smoothly

1 9.9

So flawed and unclear that people cannot decide if it is true or false

Compounds

10 1.0

A whole number you can split into two equal parts

even keel
  • Informal
5 5.3

A calm, steady state after a time of trouble

5 4.4

An equal chance of either result, like a fifty-fifty bet

1 3.0

An arrangement where the spaces between things are equal, like letters or plants

even-pinnate
  • Specialized
9.9

A leaf with leaflets in pairs along the stem and no single leaflet at the tip

even-pinnate leaf
  • Specialized
7.5

A leaf with pairs of leaflets along a central stem and no single leaflet at the tip

Having a smooth, regular surface without bumps or rough spots

even-toed ungulate
  • Specialized
9.3

A mammal with hooves that walks on an even number of toes, like cows or deer

even-toed
  • Specialized
8.4

A mammal with an even number of toes on each foot, like a cow or a deer

odd-even check
  • Specialized
6.7

A way to find errors in data by checking whether the number of ones is odd or even

How Emphatic

far
1.0
even
1.0
particularly
110 3.3
slightly
885 1.0

Surface Forms

even positive

Etymology

Even comes from the old English efen, 'equal', and was used to push a comparison further. So when we say 'even faster' we use even to mean 'more so' and make the comparison stronger.