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both  (bth)
adj.
One and the other; relating to or being two in conjunction: Both guests have arrived. Both the books are torn. Both her fingers are broken.
pron.
The one and the other: Both were candidates. We are both candidates. Both of us are candidates.
conj.
Used with and to indicate that each of two things in a coordinated phrase or clause is included: both men and women; an attorney well regarded for both intelligence and honesty.

[Middle English bothe, probably from Old Norse bdhar.]
Usage Note: Both indicates that the action or state denoted by the verb applies individually to each of two entities. Both books weigh more than five pounds, for example, means that each book weighs more than five pounds by itself, not that the two books weighed together come to more than five pounds. Both is inappropriate where the verb does not apply to each of the entities by itself. · In possessive constructions of both is usually preferred: the mothers of both (rather than both their mothers); the fault of both (rather than both their fault or both's fault). · When both is used with and to link parallel elements in a sentence, the words or phrases that follow them should correspond grammatically: in both India and China or both in India and in China (not both in India and China).

both
Adjective
two considered together: both parents were killed during the war
pron
two considered together: both are to blame
conj
not just one but also the other of two (people or things): both Darren and Keith enjoyed the match [Old Norse bāthir]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.both - (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two; "both girls are pretty"
some - quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper"
Translations
both [bəuθ] adj, pronambos/as, los/las dos;
both of us went, we both went → fuimos los dos, ambos fuimos adv both A and B → tanto A como B

both [bəuθ] adjles deux, l'un(e) et l'autre
pron both (of them) → les deux, tous(toutes) (les) deuxl'un(e) et l'autre;
both of us went, we both went → nous y sommes allés tous les deux adv both A and B → A et B;
they sell both the fabric and the finished curtains → ils vendent (et) le tissu et les rideaux (finis), ils vendent à la fois le tissu et les rideaux (finis)

both [bəuθ] adjbeide
pronbeide;
(two different things) → beides
adv both A and B → sowohl A als auch B;
both (of them) → (alle) beide;
both of us went, we both went → wir gingen beide;
they sell both the fabric and the finished curtains → sie verkaufen sowohl den Stoff als auch die fertigen Vorhänge

both [bəuθ] adjentrambi/e, tutt'e due
pron both of them → entrambi/e adv they sell both meat and poultry → vendono insieme la carne ed il pollame;
both of us went, we both went → ci siamo andati tutt'e due

both
adj / pron both [bouθ]
the two; the one and the other We both went; Both (the) men are dead; The men are both dead; Both are dead. beide, albei كِلا، كِلْتا и двете oba(dva) begge beide και οι δύο, και τα δύο ambos mõlemad هر دو molemmat tous (les) deux שְׁנֵיהֵם दोनों oba mindkét, mindkettő keduanya báðir entrambi, tutt'e due 両方の 양쪽의; 양쪽 abu, abi abi kedua-dua beide, beiden begge (to) obaj ambos amândoi оба obaja oba oba båda [], bägge [] ทั้งสอง her iki...de, ikisi de 兩者的 обидва; той і другий دونوں cả hai 者的


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