Even 當副詞用時意為「(用來表示令人驚訝、非比尋常、出乎意料或極端的事物) 竟然，甚至，連，即使」，通常位在句子的中間，亦即位在主詞和主動詞之間 (即普通動詞之前)，或位在語氣助動詞或第一個助動詞之後，或位在當主動詞的 BE 動詞之後。例如：
- Mary left without even apologizing. (瑪麗竟然沒有道歉就離開了)
- Some people never even read a newspaper, let alone a book. (有些人從不看報紙，遑論讀書了)
- My mother hasn’t even started making dinner. (我媽媽竟然還沒開始做晚飯)
- Peter didn’t even have enough money to get a Universiade ticket. (彼得甚至沒有足夠的錢來買世大運門票)
- Tom doesn’t even know who I am. (湯姆甚至連我是誰都不知道)
- It’s a really useful website if you’re interested in online games. There’s even a section on walkthroughs and cheats. (如果你對線上遊戲有興趣，那麼它是個很有用的網站。它甚至有個教學和密技區)
我們可以將 even 或 not even 放在句中我們要強調的字詞或片語前面。例如：
- Everyone likes money – even a five-year-old does. (每個人都喜歡錢 － 即使是五歲小孩也喜歡)
- Even the dog refused to eat it. (連狗都不吃這東西)
- John never stopped working, not even on New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day. (約翰從未停止工作，連除夕/元旦都沒有)
- Don’t tell anyone, not even your husband. (別告訴任何人，連你先生也不要說)
在非正式場合說話時，even 有時用在它所修飾的字詞後面，或用在句末來表示強調或加強語氣。Even 位在其所修飾的字詞後面，主要是在表示更準確或更詳細的說法，此時它意為「甚至可以說，更確切地說，其實」(more exactly)。例如：
- New York is a huge city, larger even than Tokyo. (紐約是個大城市，甚至比東京還大)
- The task might be difficult, impossible even. (這項任務可能很困難，甚至可以說不可能完成)
- Most of us find some of his habits somewhat unpleasant, disgusting even. (我們大多數人都覺得他的一些習慣頗令人討厭，甚至可以說是令人作嘔)
- I can’t remember Professor Lee at all. I’ve forgotten that he’d been my grammar teacher even. (我一點都記不得李教授了。我甚至忘記了他曾經是我的文法老師)
－ 平常的位置：I can’t remember Professor Lee at all. I’ve even forgotten that he’d been my grammar teacher.
Even 經常用來修飾形容詞和副詞的比較級以表示強調或加強語氣。Even 在此意為「更加，愈加，甚至更」。例如：
- It’s even hotter today than it was yesterday. (今天甚至比昨天還要熱)
- Things were bad, but they are even worse under the current government. (過去情況很糟，但在現任政府領導下情況更糟)
- The female singer has become even richer, and her concerts even more popular. (這位女歌手已變得更有錢，而她的演唱會也更受歡迎)