even out in English

Forms: evens out [present, singular, third-person], evening out [participle, present], evened out [participle, past], evened out [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} even out (third-person singular simple present evens out, present participle evening out, simple past and past participle evened out)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "evens out",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "evened out",
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        "To make or become evener."
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        "(ambitransitive) To make or become evener."
      ],
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          "word": "level out"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "even out"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "evens out",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evening out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evened out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evened out",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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        "To make or become evener."
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        "(ambitransitive) To make or become evener."
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      ]
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "level out"
    }
  ],
  "word": "even out"
}

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"even out" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms