even

Pronunciation: ['i:vәn]

Average Rank: 130

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 平坦的, 相等的, 连贯的, 均等的, 公平的, 偶数的, 平均的, 平衡的, 恰好的 vt. 使平坦, 使相等 vi. 变平, 成为相等 adv. 甚至, 实际上, 完全, 十分 n. 偶数, 偶校验 [计] 偶数, 偶校验

Detailed Explanations:
  • v. become even or more even
  • v. make even or more even
  • a. divisible by two
  • s. equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk toefl ielts gre
Word Forms:
Present Participle: evening
Past: evened
3rd Person: evens
Past Participle: evened

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#123

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.8% (Top 98.8% most frequent)
98.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#140

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 98.6% (Top 98.6% most frequent)
98.6%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#127

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 98.7% (Top 98.7% most frequent)
98.7%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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