Meanings
conjunction
- At the very same time as.
The enemy is advancing even as we speak.
- archaicIn the very same manner as.
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
1 more example
“But who is he, then? What is he?” “A man, I think—even as you and I.”
1972, Ursula K. LeGuin, chapter 9, in The Farthest Shore, Atheneum Books
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbat the same time as
Similar
just as
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian дори докато, точно както
- дори докато (dori dokato)at the very same time as
- точно както (točno kakto)in the same manner
Finnish samaan aikaan, samanaikaisesti
- samaan aikaanat the very same time as
- samanaikaisestiat the very same time as
French tandis que
- tandis queat the very same time as
Polish nawet gdy
- nawet gdyat the very same time as
Portuguese ao tempo que, ao mesmo tempo que
- ao tempo queat the very same time as
- ao mesmo tempo queat the very same time as
Cite this entry
APA
even as. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even%20as
MLA
“even as.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even%20as. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “even as,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even%20as.
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