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"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