evenly B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈiːvənli/ See IPA manual Freq #18225 Meanings 1 adv In equal amounts or shares. He divided the sweets evenly between his two children. 2 adv In a smooth and flat way, with no lumps. Spread the icing evenly over the cake. 3 adv Leaving no remainder when divided. Twelve is evenly divisible by two, three, and four. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in equal amounts or shares. equally Common collocations evenly divided Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From Middle English evenly, evenliche, from Old English efenlīċe (“evenly, alike, equally”), equivalent to even + -ly. evenly Middle English efenlīċe Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # evenly **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈiːvənli/ **Frequency rank:** 18225 ## Meanings 1. In equal amounts or shares. 2. In a smooth and flat way, with no lumps. 3. Leaving no remainder when divided. ## Examples - He divided the sweets evenly between his two children. - Spread the icing evenly over the cake. - Twelve is evenly divisible by two, three, and four. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: evenly - Root: efenlīċe ## Etymology From Middle English evenly, evenliche, from Old English efenlīċe (“evenly, alike, equally”), equivalent to even + -ly. ## AI Etymology Evenly comes from Middle English evenly, evenliche, from Old English efenlīċe (“evenly, alike, equally”), equivalent to even + -ly. In current use, the main senses are “In equal amounts or shares” and “In a smooth and flat way, with no lumps”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown