both

both
predeterminer, determiner, pronoun
1 used to talk about two people, things, situations etc together: Both Helen's parents are doctors. | Both sides are keen to reach an agreement. | "I don't know which book to buy." "Why not buy both of them?" | They both started speaking together.
-compare either 1
2 both...and... used to emphasize that something is true not just of one person, thing, or situation but also of another: He's lived in both Britain and America. | She can both speak and write Japanese. | We were treated with both tolerance and compassion.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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  • both — 1. general. Both, when modifying a single item, refers to two things or persons (both houses / both women); when, as both…and…, it couples two items, each of these may be singular (both the woman and the man) or plural (both the women and the… …   Modern English usage

  • both — [ bouθ ] function word, quantifier *** Both can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun, but not by a pronoun): Both children are at school. as a predeterminer (followed by a word such as the, this, his, etc.): I like… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Both — Both, a. or pron. [OE. bothe, ba?e, fr. Icel. b[=a]?ir; akin to Dan. baade, Sw. b[*a]da, Goth. baj??s, OHG. beid?, b?d?, G. & D. beide, also AS. begen, b[=a], b?, Goth. bai, and Gr. ?, L. ambo, Lith. ab[ a], OSlav. oba, Skr. ubha. [root]310. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Both — ist der Name eines mecklenburgischen Uradelsgeschlechtes, siehe Both (Adelsgeschlecht) Both ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Andries Both (1612/1613–1641), holländischer Maler Carl Friedrich von Both (1789–1875), deutscher Jurist und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Both — Both, conj. As well; not only; equally. [1913 Webster] Note: Both precedes the first of two co[ o]rdinate words or phrases, and is followed by and before the other, both . . . and . . .; as well the one as the other; not only this, but also that; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • both — [bōth] adj., pron. [ME bothe < OE ba tha, both these < ba, fem. nom. & acc. of begen, both + tha, nom. & acc. pl. of se, that, the: akin to ON bathir, OS bethia, MDu bede, Ger beide: see AMBI ] the two; the one and the other [both birds… …   English World dictionary

  • both — there are several theories, all similar, and deriving the word from the tendency to say both the. One is that it is O.E. begen (masc.) both (from P.Gmc. *ba, from PIE *bho both ) + þ extended base. Another traces it to the P.Gmc. formula… …   Etymology dictionary

  • both — ► PREDETERMINER , DETERMINER , & PRONOUN ▪ two people or things, regarded and identified together. ► ADVERB ▪ applying equally to each of two alternatives. ● have it both ways Cf. ↑have it both ways USAGE When both is …   English terms dictionary

  • Both [1] — Both, 1) ein Bündel Flachs; 2) Weinmaß, so v.w. Bota …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Both [2] — Both, 1) Jan, geb. um 1610 in Utrecht, Landschaftsmaler, bildete sich unter Abr. Bloemaerts u. in Italien nach den Werken von Claude Lorrain u. st. 1651 in Utrecht. Man hat auch radirte Blätter von ihm. Er malte vorzugsweise italienische… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Both [1] — Both, ein Weinfaß (Sektpipe), in Danzig von 2 Oxhoft = 412,21 Lit.; jetzt ein Faß Malagawein zu 480 L.; vgl. Bota …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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