both

determiner
bōth

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

Example

“Both (the/my) children are such dolls.”

Related words

bat for both sides
best of both worlds
both barrels
both-handed
both-handedly
both-handedness
both of ours
both of theirs
both of yours
both-sided
both-sidedness
bothsiderism

Example sentences

“Both sides don't always make equally good points.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“We both really want you to be there.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Coyotes both catch food and eat carrion.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old Norse "báðir".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “both” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.