Each Meaning
/iːt͡ʃ/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
detAll; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
advFor one; apiece; per.
Sentence Examples
They are too busy fighting against each other to care for common ideals.
Each person is a world.
Each answer is worth 20 points.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The nurse gave ____ patient in the ward a warm blanket, so no one was cold.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
They are too busy fighting against ____ other to care for common ideals.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English eche, elche, ilch, from Old English ǣlċ, contraction of ǣġhwelċ. Comparable to aye + alike. Compare Scots ilk, elk (“each, every”), Saterland Frisian älk (“each”), West Frisian elk, elts (“each”), Dutch elk (“each”), Low German elk, ellik (“each”), German Low German elk, elke (“each, every”), German jeglicher (“any”). By surface analysis, Old English ā + which.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found."
— 2013 July 19, Ian Sample, “Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 34:
"In one embodiment, there is an additional charge when ordering products as an “each” compared to the unit cost of the item when ordered by the case."
— 1999, William S. Paasche, Thomas D. Kerker, System and method for managing recurring orders in a computer network, US Patent 7359871 (PDF version), page 50:
"An each, piece, single item, or individual item package."
— 2007, David E. Mulcahy, Eaches or Pieces Order Fulfillment, Design, and Operations Handbook (Series on resource management), Auerbach Publications, →ISBN, page 385:
"The commonly used term “each” means that each individual item is one unit."
— 2012, Arthur V. Hill, “unit of measure”, in Barry Render, editor, The Encyclopedia of Operations Management, FT Press, →ISBN, page 373:
"Amour-propre would be able to take an interest in assuming the standpoint of reason, then, if applying 'each' to oneself in rational deliberation were simultaneously bound up with publicly establishing oneself as an 'each'"
— 2008, Frederick Neuhouser, Rousseau's theodicy of self-love, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 238:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The nurse gave ____ patient in the ward a warm blanket, so no one was cold.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
They are too busy fighting against ____ other to care for common ideals.