In this post, we are most interested to find the most advanced uses of the word ‘even‘.
At C1, The phrase “even so” is used to introduce a surprising fact or conclusion that contrasts with what has been said before. It can be used to express a sense of defiance or determination or to simply acknowledge a fact that is contrary to what is expected. For example:
There are about 100 million times
as many virus particles on Earth
as there are stars in the observable universe.
Even so, viruses can and do go extinct.
Similar meanings are: in spite of that or nevertheless
Here are the frequency results in the iWeb corpus for the part of speech of ‘EVEN’:
1 EVEN (RR) 10184080 general adverb for emphasis:
A2 something that is surprising
B1 a comparison or the fact that something does not happen or is not true
2 EVEN (CS21) 2778948 complex subordinating conjunctions:
1 EVEN IF 1384099 B2 whether or not
2 EVEN THOUGH 996010 B2 although
3 EVEN WHEN 347700 UNLISTED
3 EVEN (RR_JJ%) 452464 adverb or adjective (the adjective is unlisted in the English Vocabulary Profile)
An iWeb search for * * even_JJ * *
1 IN AN EVEN LAYER. 428
2 WITH AN EVEN NUMBER OF 394
4 EVEN (RR_VV0%) 87875 adverb or base verb
5 EVEN (RR21) 63605 adverbial phrase C1 used to emphasize that something surprising is true despite what you have just said
EVEN SO 62119
20 EVEN (VVI) 664 infinitive -UNLISTED