"both" meaning in English

See both in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

IPA: /bəʊθ/ [UK], /boʊθ/ [US] Audio: en-us-both.ogg [US] Forms: both
enPR: bōth [UK], bōth [US] Head templates: {{determiner}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When there are two things, both is the first thing and the second thing. Tags: plural
    Sense id: simple-both-en-det-4pyZIM7G Categories (other): Count determiners, Definite determiners, Plural determiners
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        "Determiner"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "determiner"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "det",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Jim took both the apple and the orange."
        },
        {
          "text": "Both Anne and Jane agreed to eat the pear."
        },
        {
          "text": "Give me one. You can't have both."
        },
        {
          "text": "Both of my parents were from Canada."
        },
        {
          "text": "They found problems at both the schools."
        },
        {
          "text": "The room had windows at both ends."
        },
        {
          "text": "Working in the city and living in the country, you get the best of both worlds."
        },
        {
          "text": "There were cars coming from both directions."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When there are two things, both is the first thing and the second thing."
      ],
      "id": "simple-both-en-det-4pyZIM7G",
      "raw_tags": [
        "definite",
        "count"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "enpr": "bōth",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bəʊθ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/b@UT/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bōth",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/boʊθ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/boUT/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-both.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "both"
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        "Definite determiners",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Jim took both the apple and the orange."
        },
        {
          "text": "Both Anne and Jane agreed to eat the pear."
        },
        {
          "text": "Give me one. You can't have both."
        },
        {
          "text": "Both of my parents were from Canada."
        },
        {
          "text": "They found problems at both the schools."
        },
        {
          "text": "The room had windows at both ends."
        },
        {
          "text": "Working in the city and living in the country, you get the best of both worlds."
        },
        {
          "text": "There were cars coming from both directions."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When there are two things, both is the first thing and the second thing."
      ],
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        "definite",
        "count"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "enpr": "bōth",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bəʊθ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/b@UT/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bōth",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/boʊθ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/boUT/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-both.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "both"
}

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