both
∞
1.0
- determiner
- /boʊθ/
- I think we both look better as we are.
- both sides
- both groups
- both cases
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Watch on YouTubeJust 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
31
7.2
To try to get the good parts of two opposite choices at the same time
- Informal
18
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
- Offensive
1
9.9
A rude way to say someone is very bad at simple tasks and easily confused
1
9.9
To benefit from two people or groups at the same time by being dishonest
Not able to do simple tasks, often confused and disorganized
To say different things to different people to hide the truth
Compounds
How Many
248
2.5
∞
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∞
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- Informal
1
6.1
∞
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Both comes from an old German word bā that meant 'two', so both is used for two people or things together.