be·tween (b -tw n )prep. 1. a. In or through the position or interval separating: between the trees; between 11 o'clock and 12 o'clock. b. Intermediate to, as in quantity, amount, or degree: It costs between 15 and 20 dollars. 2. Usage Problem Connecting spatially: a railroad between the two cities. 3. Usage Problem Associating or uniting in a reciprocal action or relationship: an agreement between workers and management; a certain resemblance between the two stories. 4. In confidence restricted to: Between you and me, he is not qualified. 5. a. By the combined effort or effect of: Between them they succeeded. b. In the combined ownership of: They had only a few dollars between them. 6. As measured against. Often used to express a reciprocal relationship: choose between riding and walking. adv. Idioms: In an intermediate space, position, or time; in the interim. in between In an intermediate situation: My roommates disagreed and I was caught in between. in between times During an intervening period; in the meantime: has written several books and teaches in between times. [Middle English bitwene, from Old English betw onum; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]between ness n.Usage Note: According to a widely repeated but unjustified tradition, "between is used for two, and among for more than two." It is true that between is the only choice when exactly two entities are specified: the choice between (not among) good and evil, the rivalry between (not among) Great Britain and France. When more than two entities are involved, however, or when the number of entities is unspecified, the choice of one or the other word depends on the intended sense. Between is used when the entities are considered as distinct individuals; among, when they are considered as a mass or collectivity. Thus in the sentence The bomb landed between the houses, the houses are seen as points that define the boundaries of the area of impact (so that we presume that none of the individual houses was hit). In The bomb landed among the houses, the area of impact is considered to be the general location of the houses, taken together (in which case it is left open whether any houses were hit). By the same token, we may speak of a series of wars between the Greek cities, which suggests that each city was an independent participant in the hostilities, or of a series of wars among the Greek cities, which allows for the possibility that the participants were shifting alliances of cities. For this reason, among is used to indicate inclusion in a group: She is among the best of our young sculptors. There is a spy among you. Use between when the entities are seen as determining the limits or endpoints of a range: They searched the area between the river, the farmhouse, and the woods. The truck driver had obviously been drinking between stops. |
between [bɪˈtwiːn]
prep
1. at a point or in a region intermediate to two other points in space, times, degrees, etc
2. in combination; together between them, they saved enough money to buy a car
3. confined or restricted to between you and me
4. indicating a reciprocal relation or comparison an argument between a man and his wife
5. indicating two or more alternatives a choice between going now and staying all night
adv also in between
between one specified thing and another two houses with a garage between
[Old English betwēonum; related to Gothic tweihnai two together; see two, twain]
Usage: After distribute and words with a similar meaning, among should be used rather than between: this enterprise issued shares which were distributed among its workers
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| Adv. | 1. | between - in the interval; "dancing all the dances with little rest between" |
| 2. | between - in between; "two houses with a tree between" |
between
preposition
2. connecting, uniting, joining, linking the relationship between doctors and patients
Related words
prefix inter-
prefix inter-
Translations
between [bɪˈtwiːn]
A. PREP
1. → entre
the shops are shut between two and four o'clock → las tiendas cierran de dos a cuatro
between now and May → de ahora a mayo
I sat (in) between John and Sue → me senté entre John y Sue
it's between five and six metres long → mide entre cinco y seis metros de largo
the shops are shut between two and four o'clock → las tiendas cierran de dos a cuatro
between now and May → de ahora a mayo
I sat (in) between John and Sue → me senté entre John y Sue
it's between five and six metres long → mide entre cinco y seis metros de largo
2. (= amongst) → entre
we shared it between us → nos lo repartimos entre los dos
just between you and me; just between ourselves → entre nosotros
we only had £5 between us → teníamos sólo 5 libras entre todos
we did it between the two of us → lo hicimos entre los dos
we shared it between us → nos lo repartimos entre los dos
just between you and me; just between ourselves → entre nosotros
we only had £5 between us → teníamos sólo 5 libras entre todos
we did it between the two of us → lo hicimos entre los dos
B. ADV (also in between) (time) → mientras tanto; (place) → en medio, entre medio
between [bɪˈtwiːn]
prep → entre
Stroud is between Oxford and Bristol → Stroud est entre Oxford et Bristol.
between 15 and 20 minutes → entre quinze et vingt minutes
the road between here and London
BUT la route d'ici à Londres.
to choose between → choisir entre
to be divided between people [money, property] → être divisé(e) entre plusieurs personnes
to be shared between
All the tasks are shared between us → Nous partageons toutes les tâches., Nous nous partageons toutes les tâches.
between you and me, between ourselves → entre nous
between us (= altogether)
We only had 5 pounds between us → Nous n'avions que 5 livres en tout.
Stroud is between Oxford and Bristol → Stroud est entre Oxford et Bristol.
between 15 and 20 minutes → entre quinze et vingt minutes
the road between here and London
BUT la route d'ici à Londres.
to choose between → choisir entre
to be divided between people [money, property] → être divisé(e) entre plusieurs personnes
to be shared between
All the tasks are shared between us → Nous partageons toutes les tâches., Nous nous partageons toutes les tâches.
between you and me, between ourselves → entre nous
between us (= altogether)
We only had 5 pounds between us → Nous n'avions que 5 livres en tout.
adv (= between two things) → entre les deux
in between (= between two things) (in space, time) → entre les deux
in between (= between two things) (in space, time) → entre les deux
between
prep
→ zwischen (+dat); (with movement) → zwischen (+acc); I was sitting between them → ich saß zwischen ihnen; sit down between those two boys → setzen Sie sich zwischen diese beiden Jungen; in between → zwischen (+dat/acc); between now and next week we must … → bis nächste Woche müssen wir …; there’s nothing between them (= they’re equal) → sie sind gleich gut; (no feelings, relationship) → zwischen ihnen ist nichts
(= amongst) → unter (+dat/acc); share the sweets between the two children → teilen Sie die Süßigkeiten zwischen den beiden Kindern auf; divide the sweets between the children → verteilen Sie die Süßigkeiten unter die Kinder; we shared an apple between us → wir teilten uns (dat) → einen Apfel; between ourselves or between you and me he is not very clever → unter uns (dat) → gesagt, er ist nicht besonders gescheit; that’s just between ourselves → das bleibt aber unter uns
(= jointly, showing combined effort) between us/them → zusammen; we have a car between the two/three of us → wir haben zu zweit/dritt ein Auto, wir zwei/drei haben zusammen ein Auto; between the two/three of us we have enough → zusammen haben wir (zwei/drei) genug; we got the letter written between us → wir haben den Brief zusammen or gemeinsam or mit vereinten Kräften geschrieben
adv (place) → dazwischen; (time also) → zwischendurch; in between → dazwischen; the space/time between → der Zwischenraum/die Zwischenzeit, der Raum/die Zeit dazwischen
between [bɪˈtwiːn]
between [bɪˈtwiːn]
1. prep (gen) → tra, fra
the road between here and London → la strada da qui a Londra
a village between Florence and Pisa → un paese tra Firenze e Pisa
between now and next week we must ... → da qui alla settimana prossima dobbiamo...
I sat (in) between John and Sue → ero seduto (in mezzo) tra John e Sue
it's between 5 and 6 metres long → è lungo fra i 5 e i 6 metri
we shared it between us → ce lo siamo diviso tra di noi
just between you and me or ourselves ... → (sia detto) tra me e te..., sia detto tra noi (due)...
we only had £5 between us → fra tutti e due avevamo solo 5 sterline
the road between here and London → la strada da qui a Londra
a village between Florence and Pisa → un paese tra Firenze e Pisa
between now and next week we must ... → da qui alla settimana prossima dobbiamo...
I sat (in) between John and Sue → ero seduto (in mezzo) tra John e Sue
it's between 5 and 6 metres long → è lungo fra i 5 e i 6 metri
we shared it between us → ce lo siamo diviso tra di noi
just between you and me or ourselves ... → (sia detto) tra me e te..., sia detto tra noi (due)...
we only had £5 between us → fra tutti e due avevamo solo 5 sterline
2. adv (also in between) (of place) → in mezzo; (of time) → nel frattempo
few and far between → rarissimi
few and far between → rarissimi
between [bɪˈtwiːn]
1. prep (gen) → tra, fra
the road between here and London → la strada da qui a Londra
a village between Florence and Pisa → un paese tra Firenze e Pisa
between now and next week we must ... → da qui alla settimana prossima dobbiamo...
I sat (in) between John and Sue → ero seduto (in mezzo) tra John e Sue
it's between 5 and 6 metres long → è lungo fra i 5 e i 6 metri
we shared it between us → ce lo siamo diviso tra di noi
just between you and me or ourselves ... → (sia detto) tra me e te..., sia detto tra noi (due)...
we only had £5 between us → fra tutti e due avevamo solo 5 sterline
the road between here and London → la strada da qui a Londra
a village between Florence and Pisa → un paese tra Firenze e Pisa
between now and next week we must ... → da qui alla settimana prossima dobbiamo...
I sat (in) between John and Sue → ero seduto (in mezzo) tra John e Sue
it's between 5 and 6 metres long → è lungo fra i 5 e i 6 metri
we shared it between us → ce lo siamo diviso tra di noi
just between you and me or ourselves ... → (sia detto) tra me e te..., sia detto tra noi (due)...
we only had £5 between us → fra tutti e due avevamo solo 5 sterline
2. adv (also in between) (of place) → in mezzo; (of time) → nel frattempo
few and far between → rarissimi
few and far between → rarissimi
prep between [biˈtwiːn]
1 in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals. tussen بَيْن между mezi mellem zwischen ανάμεσα σε entre vahel, vahele میان؛ بین välissä entre בֵין के बीच između között, közé antara milli tra ～の間に (두 장소, 사람, 물건) 사이에서 tarp starp di antara tussen (i)mellom między entre între между medzi med između mellan อยู่ระหว่างสิ่งสองสิ่ง arasında 在(兩者)之間 між; серед درمیان ، مابین ở giữa 在（两者）之间
2 concerning the relationship of two things or people the difference between right and wrong. tussen twee vure بَيْنَ (اثْنَيْن) между mezi mellem zwischen μεταξύ (για σχέση μεταξύ δύο στοιχείων) entre vahel میان välinen suhde entre בֵין दो चीजों या लोगों के बीच के रिश्ते से संबंधित između között antara (skipta) á milli tra ～の間に (관계) …사이에서 tarp starp di antara tussen (i)mellom, på pomiędzy entre dintre между medzi med između mellan ระหว่างสิ่งหนึ่งกับอีกสิ่งหนึ่ง arasında 在...之間(用以說明兩者關係) між مقابلۃً chỉ rõ sự liên quan 在...之间
3 by the combined action of; working together They managed it between them. tussen فيما فيما بَيْنَهُما помежду mezi, dohromady sammen; mellem sig zwischen αναμεταξύ entre ühisel jõul میان keskenään à (eux, elles) deux בֵינֵהֶם @@@בֵּינֵיהֶם$$$ संयुक्त प्रयास između sebe egymás között bekerja bersama sameiginlega tra ～が共同で (협력) …사이에서 kartu starp antara samen (dem) imellom, til sammen, ved forente krefter między entre împreună вместе medzi med zajedno mellan สิ่งที่รวมกัน arasında, aralarında, kendi aralarında …透過協力(共同合作) поміж باہم cùng nhau 由...共同作用
4 part to one (person or thing), part to (the other) Divide the chocolate between you. tussen بَيْنَ (الأثْنَيْن) помежду mezi mellem zwischen αναμεταξύ entre omavahel بین välillä entre (vous) בֵּין לְבֵין हिस्सा između egymás között di antara á milli tra ～の間で (분배) …사이에서 tarp starp; starpā antara onder elkaar (i)mellom między entre între между medzi med među sobom mellan ระหว่าง arasında 分給兩人 між, поміж درمیان giữa 2 người, 2 vật 在...中间
between you and me / between ourselves
in confidence Between you and me, I think he's rather nice. Tussen بيني وبينَك между mezi námi mellem dig og mig; mellem os sagt unter uns gesagt μεταξύ μας, εμπιστευτικά entre nosotros omavahel öeldes بین خودمان باشه näin meidän kesken entre nous, de vous à moi בֵּינֵינוּ दो लोगों के बीच राज između, među köztünk maradjon di antara kita okkar á milli tra noi 内密だが 우리끼리 이야기지만 tik tarp mūsų kalbant starp mums [] antara onder ons gezegd (i)mellom oss (sagt) między nami (mówiąc) aqui para nós între noi (doi) между нами, конфиденциально medzi nami med nama među nama oss emellan เป็นความลับ aramızda kalsın, kimse duymasın 保密 довірливо; по секрету اپنے درمیان رکھنا chỉ có 2 người biết 只限于咱们俩之间（不得外转）
between is usually used for two.
among is usually used for more than two.
between → بين mezi mellem zwischen μεταξύ entre välissä entre između tra ･･･の間に 사이에 tussen mellom między entre между mellan ระหว่าง arasında ở giữa 在...之间
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