e'en
1 Americanadverb
noun
adverb
Etymology
Origin of e'en
Contraction of even 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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I must Make haste and get me hence, e’en now.
From Slate • May 28, 2014
Thou wouldst make e’en the coolest temper burn, For thou art made of heat and flame and fire.
From Slate • May 28, 2014
For e’en though I have join’d rebellion’s ranks These many weeks and months, and gain’d respect Within their noble band, my scoundrel past Doth make its harsh demands upon my life.
From Slate • May 28, 2014
Nay, more, nor kann this knight e'en parler ye Englysshe langue, bot muttereth mayhappe in Frensshe, as, 'Yagottalissena me.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I know you will be Jenny whatever happens, and I must e’en be Lancelot.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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