😮 Surprisingly also ⬆️ To a greater degree ⚖️ Equal or tied 🟦 Flat or smooth 🟦 To make flat 2️⃣ Divisible by two

to even

84 2.5

To make something level or smooth

verb
/ˈiːvən/

: nivelar

First things first, let's even the playing field.

So can this odd number of cores even the odds against ARM?

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Examples

After a minute, the tires gained traction, the sound evened out, and taillights disappeared in the thickening snow.

Fiction book (1998)
I'll give you a chance to even the score.

Seeking Justice (2011)
Just decide even it up a little bit, please.

Theo Von
Just trying to even the game.

Now You See Me (2013)
We need to come up with a way to even out the workflow.

Hometown Hero (2017)
But John had once saved Tonto's life, so this evened up the score.

The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
Dams built in Turkey, Syria, and Iraq have, unfortunately, evened out the flow.

Academic text (2007)
The carpenter used a tool to even the surface of the table before applying the finish.
It took hours to even the soil in the garden, ensuring a flat area to plant the flowers.
Before laying down the tiles, he made sure to even the floor to avoid any bumps.

Synonyms

to level

vsto even

98 3.7

To make land or a building flat with the ground

covers making surfaces flat but not the demolition sense

to flatten

vsto even

86 2.6

Make something flat and smooth by pressing it

covers any way to make surfaces flat or straight

to even out

vsto even

33 3.4

To make a surface, amount, or relationship level by removing differences

is mainly about physical smoothing of surfaces

to flatten out

vsto even

14 3.4

To become flat and smooth after being uneven

is the general action to make surfaces flat or straight

to square up

vsto even

1 4.1

Make the edges and corners even and straight

focuses on general making surfaces flat rather than creating right angles

to even up

vsto even

1 5.3

To make the edges of a pile of papers level and straight

focuses on general smoothing or straightening rather than neat stacking

to true

vsto even

Specialized

1 8.4

To make something exactly straight or level

is similar but allows less precise or rough making flat actions

to flush

vsto even

1 6.1

To make one surface level with another

is more general, not limited to matching two surfaces together

to level the ground

vsto even

1 3.6

To make the ground flat for building or planting

is the general act of smoothing or straightening any surface

Idioms

even as

267 3.2

At the same moment that something else happens

even so

142 3.5

Shows that something happens or is true despite what was said

even a little

16 1.3

In any way, even the smallest amount

on an even keel

4 4.3

In a steady, calm state and working smoothly

not even wrong

Formal

1 9.9

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

getting even

Informal

1 7.4

To try to hurt someone because they hurt you

Phrasal Verbs

to get even

Informal

80 5.4

To do something to hurt someone because they hurt you

to break even

36 3.3

Earn enough to cover all costs with no profit or loss

to even out

33 3.4

To make a surface, amount, or relationship level by removing differences

to even up

15 4.1

To make two things equal or fair by adjusting what is different

to play even harder

1 3.1

To have fun with more energy after working hard

to even up

1 5.3

To make the edges of a pile of papers level and straight

to draw even

1 4.2

Make your score or position the same as another person

Compounds

even number

11 1.0

A whole number you can split into two equal parts

even keel

Informal

9 5.3

A calm, steady state after a time of trouble

even money

5 4.4

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

even spacing

1 3.0

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

even-toed

Specialized

1 8.4

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

even-textured

1 5.5

Having a smooth, regular surface without bumps or rough spots

even-toed ungulate

Specialized

1 9.3

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

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

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 Level

to flatten

86 2.6

to even

84 2.5

to level

98 3.7

to scrape

93 1.2

Surface Forms

even infinitive

evened past

evened past participle

evening present participle

evens third person singular

Etymology

Even comes from the old English root efen, meaning 'level', and the adjective later became a verb meaning 'to make level'. So to even a wall or the soil is to smooth it and make it flat or equal.