English Explanatory Dictionary

both

English dictionary entry

Meanings

det
  1. Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.
pron
  1. Each of the two, or of the two kinds.
conj
  1. Including both of (used with and).
  2. Including all of (used with and).
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

bōth /bəʊθ/ [bəʊθ] [boʊθ] en-us-both.ogg [bɜʊ̯θ] [bɐʉθ] [boːθ] [boθ] bōlth /boʊlθ/ /bolθ/ [boʊɫθ] [boːɫθ]

Word forms

both bothe

Etymology

From Middle English bothe, boþe, from Old English bā þā (“both the; both those”) and possibly reinforced by Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic *bai. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bee (“both”), West Frisian beide (“both”), Dutch beide (“both”), German beide (“both”), Swedish både, båda, Danish både, Norwegian både, Icelandic báðir. Replaced Middle English bō, from Old English bā, a form of Old English bēġen. A remnant of the Indo-European dual grammatical number.

Related words

2 2nd couple double dual neither pair second twice two

Derived words

bat for both sides best of both worlds both-and both barrels both-handed both-handedly both-handedness both of ours both of theirs both of yours both-sided both-sidedness bothsiderism both-sides both-sidesism both … and burn one's candle at both ends burn the candle at both ends butter one's bread on both sides cut both ways find one's ass with both hands and a flashlight go both ways God doesn't give with both hands grip oneself with both hands have a foot in both camps have it both ways have one's bread buttered on both sides hear both sides jump in with both feet look both ways make both ends meet not have both oars in the water out of both sides of one's mouth play both ends against the middle play both sides against the middle swing both ways take one's courage in both hands with both hands work both ends against the middle work both sides against the middle worst of both worlds Both respirator

Translations

Arabic: كل من ... و ... Armenian: ե՛ւ ... ե՛ւ ... Catalan: tant ... com ... Chinese Mandarin: 既……又…… Chinese Mandarin: 又……又…… Danish: både...og... Dutch: zowel ... als ... Esperanto: kaj ... kaj ... Finnish: sekä ... että French: à la fois ... et ... German: sowohl ... als auch Greek: και... και... Ancient Greek: καὶ... καὶ... Hindi: दोनों ... और ... Hungarian: mind..., mind... Irish: idir... agus... Irish: ... agus ... le chéile Italian: sia... sia... Japanese: …でもあり…でもある Japanese: …でも…でも Latin: et...et... Macedonian: и... и... Norwegian: både ... og ... Old English: ġe... ġe... Persian: هم... هم... Polish: zarówno..., jak i... i..., i... Portuguese: ambos ... e ... Portuguese: tanto ... quanto ... Romanian: atât ... cât și ... Russian: и... и... Scottish Gaelic: an dà chuid... agus... Serbo-Croatian: оба Serbo-Croatian: обе Serbo-Croatian: oba Serbo-Croatian: obe Slovak: tak... ako... Slovene: tako ... kot ... Spanish: tanto... como... Spanish: y... por igual Swedish: både ... och Swedish: såväl ... som Turkish: hem... hem...
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