"Have you ever been to Africa?" "No, I haven't." I hardly ever (= almost never ) see Peter. ever since
in all the time since
I've known Lucy ever since we were children. — Look at forever .
ev • er • green / ' evэrgrin / noun [ count ]
a tree or bush that has green leaves all through the year
eve . ry Ф / evri / adjective
all of the people or things in a group She knows every student in the school.
used for saying how often something happens He calls every evening .
I see Robert every now and then (= sometimes, but not often ) .
She comes every other day (= for example on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday but not on Tuesday or Thursday ) .
eve . ry . bod . У Ф / 'evri^adi ; 'evri^Adi /
pronoun
another word for everyone eve • ry • day / ' evridei / adjective
normal; not special
Computers are now part of everyday life .
eve . ry . oneФ/ 'evriwAn / (also eve . ry bod. y)
pronoun
each person; all people Everyone knows Tom. Everyone has a chance to win. Which word? Everyone or someone?
You use someone for one person: Someone is singing outside my window. You use everyone for all people: Everyone was singing "Happy Birthday."
eve .ry .thing Ф / гупОп,/ pronoun
each thing; all things
Sam lost everything in the fire. Everything in that store is very expensive.
the most important thing Money isn't everything, you know.
eve .ry .where Ф / evriwer / adverb
in all places or to all places
I've looked everywhere for my pen, but I can't find it. e • vict / i ' vikt / verb ( e • victs , e • vict • ing , e • vict • ed )
to officially force someone to leave the house they are living in
They were evicted for not paying the rent.
ev . i .dence Ф E / ' evэdэns /
[noncount]
the facts, signs, or objects that make you believe that something is true
The police searched the room, looking for evidence. There is evidence of a link between smoking and cancer. give evidence
to say what you know about someone or something in a court of law
The man who saw the accident will give evidence in court.
ev • i • dent aw / ' evэdэnt / ye
easy to see or understand
It was evident that the damage was very serious. —SYNONYM obvious
ev • i • dent • ly aw / ' evэdэntli /
clearly; that can be easily seen or understood She was evidently very upset.
—SYNONYM obviously
в . Vi I 1Ф / ivl / adjective
morally bad and cruel an evil person
e • vil2 / ' ivl / noun [ count, noncount ] something that causes bad or harmful things to happen the struggle between good and evil illegal drugs and other evils of modern society
ev • o • lu • tion AW / ^э 'lujn / noun [noncount]
( biology ) the development of plants and animals from simple early forms, which happens over a long period of time
Darwin's theory of evolution
►ev • o • lu • tion • ar • y AWL / ^э 'lujneri / adjective
evolutionary theories
e • volve aw / i ' valv /
( e • volves , e volv • ing , e • volved )
to develop slowly over time
His style of painting has evolved over the past 20 years.
( biology ) If plants or animals evolve , they change slowly over a long period of time from simple forms to more advanced ones
