adv
Meaning 1
So as to form a flat surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Spread the icing evenly over the cake.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
evenly
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
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adv
Meaning 2
In a fair manner of distribution, giving the same amount or number to each; equally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- To avoid arguments, he divided the sweets evenly between his two children.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
In a manner that leaves no remainder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Examples
- 12 is evenly divisible by 2, 3, 4 and 6.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 4
In terms of or by means of even numbers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 5
in a level and regular way
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unevenly
adverb
Meaning 6
in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a class evenly divided between girls and boys
- they split their winnings equally
- deal equally with rich and poor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: equally
Antonyms: unevenly
History
Etymology
From Middle English evenly, evenliche, from Old English efenlīċe (“evenly, alike, equally”), equivalent to even + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: равно (ravno) — so as to make flat
- Bulgarian: равномерно (ravnomerno) — so as to make flat
- Czech: rovnoměrně — so as to make flat
- Danish: jævnt — so as to make flat
- French: uniformément — so as to make flat
- Georgian: თანაბრად (tanabrad) — so as to make flat
- Hungarian: egyenletesen — so as to make flat
- Norwegian Bokmål: jevnt — so as to make flat
- Portuguese: uniformemente — so as to make flat
- Portuguese: planamente — so as to make flat
- Russian: ро́вно (róvno) — so as to make flat
- Russian: равноме́рно (ravnomérno) — so as to make flat
- Spanish: uniformemente — so as to make flat
- Swedish: jämnt — so as to make flat
- Bulgarian: поравно (poravno) — in a fair manner
- Bulgarian: справедливо (spravedlivo) — in a fair manner
- Czech: spravedlivě — in a fair manner
- Danish: ligeligt — in a fair manner
- French: également — in a fair manner
- French: équitablement — in a fair manner
- Ingrian: rovnoist — in a fair manner
- Norwegian: likt — in a fair manner
- Portuguese: justamente — in a fair manner
- Portuguese: imparcialmente — in a fair manner
- Russian: по́ровну (pórovnu) — in a fair manner
- Spanish: equitativamente — in a fair manner
- Bulgarian: точно (točno) — in a manner that leaves no remainder
- Russian: на́цело (nácelo) — in a manner that leaves no remainder
- Spanish: divisible exacto — in a manner that leaves no remainder
- Swedish: jämnt — in a manner that leaves no remainder