jämna — meaning in English

English meaning

• even adj Flat, level, or smooth.
• level adj Flat and even; at the same height throughout, or matching a given height.

Senses

jämna is used for these senses in English:

• even (transitive, obsolete) To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
• level (transitive) To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.

even — full definition

1. adj Flat, level, or smooth.
2. adj Equal or balanced; showing no strong variation.
3. adj Of a number, exactly divisible by two.
4. adv Used to emphasize something surprising or extreme.
5. verb To make level, equal, or balanced.

level — full definition

1. adj Flat and even; at the same height throughout, or matching a given height.
2. noun A particular degree, standard, floor, or stage in a scale, structure, or game.
3. verb To make something flat or even, or to destroy it completely so nothing is left standing.
4. verb To aim or direct something, such as an accusation or a weapon, at someone.

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