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evens up

evens up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of even up.

Meaning of even up

Verb

even up (third-person singular simple present evens up, present participle evening up, simple past and past participle evened up)

  1. (transitive) To make even; to make level.
    • I told him, smiling, that I would get even with him for his mistake, and he laughed heartily, and asked me to call once in a while. I did so, hoping for a chance to even up accounts, but he gave me none, and I told him I would wait.1895, Robert W. Chambers, The Repairer of Reputations
  2. (intransitive) To become even.
  3. To secure a profit to offset a previous loss.

Questions about evens up

What is evens up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Evens up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of even up.

Words near evens up in the dictionary

  1. evennights
  2. evenpinnate
  3. evens
  4. evens out
  5. evens the score
  6. evens up
  7. Evensky
  8. Evenson
  9. evensong
  10. evensongs
  11. Evensons

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