Question 1 · Quick check
both
CEFRA1
/bəʊθ/
noun · determiner · pronoun · conjunction
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The two people or things together.
- 02
noun
Extra detailIncluding both of (used with and).
Examples
I don't like both of you going to such a place.
I'll get something to drink for both of you.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 4
- Citations
- 5
Also pronounced
- [boʊθ]
- /bolθ/
Deep Dive
determiner
Extra meaningEach of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.
pronoun
Extra meaningEach of the two, or of the two kinds.
conjunction
Extra meaningIncluding all of (used with and).
More examples
In contextThe tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.
Did you want this one or that one? ―Give me both.
Which one do you need? ―I need both of them.
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English bothe, boþe, from Old English bā þā (“both the; both those”) and possibly reinforced by Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic *bai. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bee (“both”), West Frisian beide (“both”), Dutch beide (“both”), German beide (“both”), Swedish både, båda, Danish både, Norwegian både, Icelandic báðir. Replaced Middle English bō, from Old English bā, a form of Old English bēġen. A remnant of the Indo-European dual grammatical number.