both
∞
1.0
- determiner
- /boʊθ/
:
ambos
- I think we both look better as we are.
- both sides
- both groups
- both cases
Just keep on playing, in both senses of the word.
- Just keep on playing, in both senses of the word.
- And in doing so, they make both art and the world new.
- You know, I'm sure both of those things are true.
- We place one end through both points of our harness.
- He claimed he went to both MIT and Caltech.
- Now I have half the space in both nodes, so that's good news.
- And so I picked this up and it's in both Japanese and English.
- I will nevertheless travel to both Ukraine and Russia.
- And I have this tape measure has both inches and centimeters.
- I mean, what we know is that both doors to the bedroom were shut.
- I haven't really watched both of them as boxers too much.
- So, I mean, I could do both of these things.
- They didn't last very long, both with boys and girls.
Examples
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And so I picked this up and it's in both Japanese and English.
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And I expect to see you both at the social and at the church... when you can spare the time.
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I mean, what we know is that both doors to the bedroom were shut.
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Well, I think both will do very well.
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It's like seeing you both at exactly the same time.
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In that case, you can both get out.
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And she and I both studied in the UK.
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You both deserve a win.
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We both know that's not true.
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My parents love hiking, and they both enjoy traveling in the summer.
Idioms
- Informal
27
7.2
To try to get the good parts of two opposite choices at the same time
- Informal
17
3.4
A situation where you enjoy two different good things at the same time
- Informal
4
7.2
To work late at night and early in the morning so you become very tired
- Informal
2
7.3
A case where you get the bad parts of two choices and no good parts
1
9.9
To say different things to different people to hide the truth
To benefit from two people or groups at the same time by being dishonest
- Offensive
A rude way to say someone is very bad at simple tasks and easily confused
Not able to do simple tasks, often confused and disorganized
Compounds
How Many
245
2.5
9
1.0
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
- Informal
1
6.1
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Both comes from an old German word bā that meant 'two', so both is used for two people or things together.