Even
adverb
Used to express something surprising or unexpected.
I didn't even know he had a sister.
Often appears as...
- even know
- even though
adverb
Used to highlight the contrast between a factual statement and a hypothetical situation.
Even if you offered me a million dollars, I wouldn't do it.
Often appears as...
- even if
- even though
adverb
Used for emphasis in questions and negatives.
Do you even care?
Often appears as...
- even care
- even want
adjective
Equal in degree or extent or amount; equally matched or balanced.
We had an even share of the winnings.
Often appears as...
- even share
- even distribution
adjective
Being level or straight or regular and without variation.
She cut the bread into even slices.
Often appears as...
- even slices
- even surface
adverb
Used to emphasize a comparison.
He is even taller in real life than on TV.
Often appears as...
- even taller
- even more
adverb
Used to express something surprising or unexpected.
I didn't even know he had a sister.
Often appears as...
- even know
- even though
adverb
Used to highlight the contrast between a factual statement and a hypothetical situation.
Even if you offered me a million dollars, I wouldn't do it.
Often appears as...
- even if
- even though
adverb
Used for emphasis in questions and negatives.
Do you even care?
Often appears as...
- even care
- even want
adjective
Equal in degree or extent or amount; equally matched or balanced.
We had an even share of the winnings.
Often appears as...
- even share
- even distribution
adjective
Being level or straight or regular and without variation.
She cut the bread into even slices.
Often appears as...
- even slices
- even surface
adverb
Used to emphasize a comparison.
He is even taller in real life than on TV.
Often appears as...
- even taller
- even more
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Turns
Use 'even' in sentences to introduce something that is surprising or not considered before.
She won the race, even with a sprained ankle.
Pro Tip 2/3Stress Surprises
Place 'even' before the specific word to stress how unexpected the situation is.
He managed to even convince the skeptics.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensify Emotion
Use 'even' to make a strong emotional statement stand out more.
I can't even imagine how she felt.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Turns
Use 'even' in sentences to introduce something that is surprising or not considered before.
She won the race, even with a sprained ankle.
Pro Tip 2/3Stress Surprises
Place 'even' before the specific word to stress how unexpected the situation is.
He managed to even convince the skeptics.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensify Emotion
Use 'even' to make a strong emotional statement stand out more.
I can't even imagine how she felt.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Turns
Use 'even' in sentences to introduce something that is surprising or not considered before.
She won the race, even with a sprained ankle.
Pro Tip 2/3Stress Surprises
Place 'even' before the specific word to stress how unexpected the situation is.
He managed to even convince the skeptics.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensify Emotion
Use 'even' to make a strong emotional statement stand out more.
I can't even imagine how she felt.
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The Infinite Hotel...
and room pi, where the guests expect free dessert. What self-respecting night manager would ever want to work there even for an infinite salary? But over at Hilbert's Infinite Hotel, where there's never any vacancy and always room for more, the scenarios faced by the ever-diligent
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The benefits of a...
Some of these are even visible, such as higher density of the grey matter that contains most of your brain's neurons and synapses, and more activity in certain regions when engaging a second language. The heightened workout a bilingual brain receives throughout its life
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What is depression? -...
encourage them, gently, to seek out some of these options. You might even offer to help with specific tasks, like looking up therapists in the area, or making a list of questions to ask a doctor. To someone with depression, these first steps can seem insurmountable.
Video examples
Can you solve...
There's no evidence he did, and some of the brands mentioned are too recent. But the logic here is not so different from what you'd use to solve equations with multiple variables, even those describing the nature of the universe.
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
assuming that there is such a thing as a perfect marriage that will inoculate us against wanderlust. But what if passion has a finite shelf life? What if there are things that even a good relationship can never provide?
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Questions No One Knows...
Only one universe. And a few philosophers and mystics might argue that even our own universe is an illusion. So, as you can see, right now there is no agreement on this question, not even close.
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How to deal with...
me and at the time I didn't even know they were strategies so in these uncertain times I'm going to share them with you and maybe they can help you to number one is to remain defiant when I
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
I don't even talk about my mom really with my close friends. I put the wall up and I'm like, yeah I'm doing great. Doo-doo-doo, let's keep going. But again, I'm really trying to dig deep,
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10 TOP Natural History...
the feistiest penguin in the world he fearlessly puts himself between the chicks and the petrol even petrols don't mess with the deli's
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Baby Chick Jumps Off...
Three out of five chicks have made it. Without such a dramatic start in life, it's unlikely any of them would have even got this far.
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Those who hope for no other life are dead even for this.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
People don't care about what someone says about you in a movie - or even what you say, right? They care about what you build. And if you can make something that makes people's life better, then that's something that's really good.
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Billie Eilish
American Singer
I feel like I write so that people can think of it as theirs. If my song is exactly about your life right now, then it is - I don't even want to say that it's mine, because it's yours.
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Helen Keller
American Author
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals.
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Horace
Roman Poet
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.
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Fran Lebowitz
American Journalist
Your life story would not make a good book. Don't even try.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
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Those who hope for no other life are dead even for this.
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