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each  (ch)
adj.
Being one of two or more considered individually; every: Each person cast a vote. My technique improved with each lesson.
pron.
Every one of a group considered individually; each one.
adv.
For or to each one; apiece: ten cents each.

[Middle English ech, from Old English lc; see lk- in Indo-European roots.]
Usage Note: The traditional rule holds that the subject of a sentence beginning with each is grammatically singular, and the verb and following pronouns must be singular accordingly: Each of the apartments has (not have) its (not their) own private entrance (not entrances). When each follows a plural subject, however, the verb and subsequent pronouns remain in the plural: The apartments each have their own private entrances (not has its own private entrance). But when each follows the verb with we as its subject, the rule has an exception. One may say either We boys have each our own room or We boys have each his own room, though the latter form may strike readers as stilted.·The expression each and every is likewise followed by a singular verb and, at least in formal style, by a singular pronoun: Each and every driver knows (not know) what his or her (not their) job is to be. See Usage Notes at every, they.

each
Adjective
every one of two or more people or things considered individually: each year
pron
every one of two or more people or things: each had been given one room to design
Adverb
1. for, to, or from each person or thing: twenty pounds each
2. each other (of two or more people) each one to or at the other or others; one another: they stared at each other [Old English ǣlc]
USAGE: Each is a singular pronoun and should be used with a singular form of a verb: each of the candidates was (not were) interviewed separately. See also at either.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.each - (used of count nouns) every one considered individually; "each person is mortal"; "each party is welcome"
all - quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class; "we sat up all night"; "ate all the food"; "all men are mortal"; "all parties are welcome"
Adv.1.each - to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each"

each
adjective 1. every, every single
pronoun 2. every one, all, each one, each and every one, one and all
adverb 3. apiece, individually, singly, for each, to each, respectively, per person, from each, per head, per capita
USAGE Each is a singular pronoun and should be used with a singular verb - for example, each of the candidates was interviewed separately (not were interviewed separately).
Translations
Spanish each [iːtʃ] adjcada inv
proncada uno;
(also: each other) → el uno al otro;
they hate each other → se odian (entre ellos or mutuamente);
each day → cada día;
they have 2 books each → tienen 2 libros cada uno;
they cost £5 each → cuestan cinco libras cada uno;
each of us → cada uno de nosotros

French each [iːtʃ] adjchaque
pronchacun(e);
each one → chacun(e);
each other → l'un l'autre;
they hate each other → ils se détestent (mutuellement);
you are jealous of each other → vous êtes jaloux l'un de l'autre;
each day → chaque jour, tous les jours;
they have 2 books each → ils ont 2 livres chacun;
they cost £5 each → ils coûtent 5 livres (la) pièce;
each of us → chacun(e) de nous

German each [iːtʃ] adj, pronjede(r, s);
each other → sich, einander;
they hate each other → sie hassen sich or einander;
you are jealous of each other → ihr seid eifersüchtig aufeinander;
each day → jeden Tag;
they have 2 books each → sie haben je 2 Bücher;
they cost £5 each → sie kosten 5 Pfund das Stück;
each of us → jede(r, s) von uns

Italian each [iːtʃ] adjogni, ciascuno/a
pronciascuno/a, ognuno/a;
each one → ognuno(a);
each other → si (or ci etc);
they hate each other → si odiano (l'un l'altro);
you are jealous of each other → siete gelosi l'uno dell'altro;
each day → ogni giorno;
they have 2 books each → hanno 2 libri ciascuno;
they cost £5 each → costano 5 sterline l'uno;
each of us → ciascuno or ognuno di noi

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