Advertisement
Advertisement
both
[ bohth ]
adjective
- one and the other; two together:
He met both sisters. Both performances were canceled.
pronoun
- the one as well as the other:
Both of us were going to the party.
conjunction
- alike; equally:
He is both ready and willing.
both
/ əʊθ /
determiner
- the two; two considered together
both dogs were dirty
- ( as pronoun )
both are to blame
conjunction
- coordinating used preceding words, phrases, or clauses joined by and , used to emphasize that not just one, but also the other of the joined elements is included
both new and exciting
both Ellen and Keith enjoyed the play
Word History and Origins
Origin of both1
Word History and Origins
Origin of both1
Idioms and Phrases
- best of both worlds
- burn the candle at both ends
- cut both ways
- foot in both camps
- have it both ways
- play both ends against the middle
- work both sides of the street
Example Sentences
As Trump targets both friend and foe, some believe Xi can further upend the current US-led world order and portray his country as a stable, alternative global trade partner and leader.
Troops from both sides have traded intermittent small-arms fire across the border in recent days.
Some 18 months on, he says the reality is that people on both sides of the political aisle promptly disengaged with Indigenous issues after the referendum.
But it's not a choice it can or will make because it needs both.
The leader of the sovereigntist party, which only runs candidates in Quebec, did urge Carney to avoid pressing the province on certain issues, noting that collaboration goes both ways.
Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse