each

CEFRA1

/iːt͡ʃ/

determiner · pronoun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    determiner

    Every one of two or more people or things separately.

  2. 02

    determiner

    Extra detail

    For one; apiece; per.

Examples

  • They are too busy fighting against each other to care for common ideals.

  • Each answer is worth 20 points.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /it͡ʃ/

Deep Dive

determiner

Extra meanings

  1. Individually; separately; used in a sentence with a plural subject to indicate that the action or state described by the verb applies to all members of the described group individually, rather than collectively to the entire group.

  2. All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).

pronoun

Extra meaning

  1. Every one/thing individually or one by one.

More examples

In context

  • Each person is a world.

  • Make sure you wash each bowl well.

  • The sun comes up each morning and sets each night.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The nurse gave blank patient in the ward a warm blanket, so no one was cold.

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Origin

determiner

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.