adj · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
/ˈiːvəl/
homophone: evil (some accents)
General-American:ēʹvăl
General-American:/ˈiː.væl/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Relating to time or duration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
Abbreviation of evaluation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 3
To evaluate (or execute) source code held in a string during run time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract