Collocations for "even"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "even" in context.
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even
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- an even [road, surface, table]
- even with the [table, ground, side]
- on an even [level, footing] (with)
- even [pressure, sound, force]
- an even [temper, temperament, voice]
- an even [match, contest, game, exchange]
- an even [number, amount, spread, portion] (of)
- even amounts of [flour and sugar, oil and vinegar]
- even more [people, money, laws, suitable, solid] (than)
- even [worse, better] than before
- it's so easy; even [a fool, an idiot, I] can do it!
- even the slightest [rain, light, noise] disturbs me
- even if you do, it might not [be enough, work]
- if I could even just [have, say, do]
- (and) I'm not even joking
- can't even [spell, drive, ride a bike]
- even the playing field
- evened the [score, odds, series, match]
- even out the [groups, division of labor, table, color, land, road]
- even it (out) by [removing, adding]
- even the [groups] out
- evened out the [wrinkles, creases, surface]
- the [wrinkles] evened out
- even up your [skin tone, eyebrows]
- chance to even (up) the score
- even up the [debt, accounts]
- even up with him
'even' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
a little
- advertisement
- alternative
- amateur
- apology
- attempt
- barely
- before
- blink
- bother
- breath
- breathe
- bye
- can
- catch
- chance
- chap
- chisel
- close
- compass
- confuse
- consent
- consequence
- contemplate
- contest
- current
- dare
- deadly
- dent
- detail
- distraction
- distribution
- doomed
- dough
- downside
- dream
- drop
- dumb
- edible
- effort
- empathy
- endearing
- entertain
- eyelid
- flicker
- flinch
- fold
- font
- funeral
- garbage