evenly
adv. manneradv. in a way that is equal or balanced. You use this when you want to say that things are spread out or shared in the same amount.
adv. in a uniform or equal manner; distributed with balance across a surface, space, or group.
Spread the butter evenly over the bread.
The teacher made sure to divide the art supplies evenly among all the students in the class.
To ensure the structure remains stable, the weight of the roof must be distributed evenly across the load-bearing walls rather than resting on a single point.
From Middle English evenly, evenliche, from Old English efenlīċe (“evenly, alike, equally”), equivalent to even + -ly.
Typically follows the verb or the direct object; often used with verbs of distribution like 'spread', 'divide', or 'share'.
The sun shines even on the grass.The sun shines evenly on the grass.Learners confuse the adverb 'evenly' (meaning equally) with the intensifier 'even'.