between
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- adverb
- /bɪˈtwin/
:
entre
- So you can switch between screen and screen.
- between $124 billion
- between $10,000
- estimated to cost between
Examples
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The hardware alone is estimated to cost between $20 million and $30 million.
Academic text (2012) -
There was no pattern between race and success.
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All of the teams were split between two locations.
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Well, what is the difference between AI and AGI?
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We have a tie between Rob and Brevin.
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Cars that had a value of between $500 and $5,000.
Blog text (10) -
An annual cap of between 7,000 and 10,000 on living costs in care homes.
Academic text (2011) -
At least $140,000 has come in chunks of between $1,000 and $2,300, the maximum permitted under federal law.
Blog text (19) -
In Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, and many other cities, traffic jams strangle productivity to the tune of between $124 billion and $140 billion per year.
Academic text (1992) -
The cost of the repairs is expected to be between $500 and $1,000.
Synonyms
In the space between things mentioned
Idioms
- Informal
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To understand what someone means without them saying it directly
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You must choose between two options that are both bad
To have to choose between two equally bad options while people on both sides pressure you
- Informal
To stay within safe limits and avoid getting into trouble
Compounds
The difference in how much money and comfort rich and poor people have
A war in the United States from 1861 to 1865 between northern and southern states
How Narrow
Surface Forms
Etymology
Between comes from old parts be- (meaning 'by' or 'near') and a root for 'two', which you can see in twin and 'two'. So it originally meant 'by two' or 'in the space joining two things', and that is why between means the place or space that separates two objects.