Chapter Evaporable to Ever of E by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

7. Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; — said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers.

Whether the number of the stars is even or odd.

Jer. Taylor.

On even ground, with equal advantage. - - On even keel (Naut.), in a level or horizontal position.

Even
(E"ven) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Evening ]

1. To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth.

His temple Xerxes evened with the soil.

Sir. W. Raleigh.

It will even all inequalities

Evelyn.

2. To equal. [Obs.] "To even him in valor." Fuller.

3. To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits. Shak.

4. To set right; to complete.

5. To act up to; to keep pace with. Shak.

Even
(E"ven) v. i. To be equal. [Obs.] R. Carew.

Even
(E"ven), adv. [AS. efne. See Even, a., and cf. E'en.]

1. In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally; precisely; just; likewise; as well. "Is it even so?" Shak.

Even so did these Gauls possess the coast.

Spenser.

2. Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much as; fully; quite.

Thou wast a soldier
Even to Cato's wish.

Shak.

Without . . . making us even sensible of the change.

Swift.

3. As might not be expected; — serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected.

I have made several discoveries, which appear new, even to those who are versed in critical learning.

Addison.

4. At the very time; in the very case.

I knew they were bad enough to please, even when I wrote them.

Dryden.

Even is sometimes used to emphasize a word or phrase. "I have debated even in my soul." Shak.

By these presence, even the presence of Lord Mortimer.

Shak.

Evene
(E*vene") v. i. [L. evenire. See Event.] To happen. [Obs.] Hewyt.

Evener
(E"ven*er) n.

1. One who, or that which makes even.