Both Word Meaning

Etymology:

Middle English: from Old Norse báthir

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

used for emphasis to refer to two people or things, regarded and identified together

Short Definition:

used for emphasis to refer to two people or things, regarded and identified together

Examples:

• both his parents indulged him
• she held on with both hands
• cars parked on both sides of the road
• a picture of both of us together
• he looked at them both

Etymology:

Middle English: from Old Norse báthir

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

used for emphasis to refer to two people or things, regarded and identified together

Short Definition:

used for emphasis to refer to two people or things, regarded and identified together

Examples:

• both his parents indulged him
• she held on with both hands
• cars parked on both sides of the road
• a picture of both of us together
• he looked at them both

Etymology:

Middle English: from Old Norse báthir

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

used for emphasis to refer to two people or things, regarded and identified together

Short Definition:

used for emphasis to refer to two people or things, regarded and identified together

Examples:

• both his parents indulged him
• she held on with both hands
• cars parked on both sides of the road
• a picture of both of us together
• he looked at them both

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

used before the first of two alternatives to emphasize that the statement being made applies to each (the other alternative being introduced by ‘and’)

Short Definition:

used before first of two alternatives to emphasize that statement being made applies to each

Examples:

• the film has won favour with both young and old
• studies of zebra finches, both in the wild and in captivity