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- Dictionaryeither/ˈʌɪðə/
conjunction
- 1. used before the first of two (or occasionally more) given alternatives (the other being introduced by ‘or’): "either I accompany you to your room or I wait here"
- 2. used to indicate a similarity or link with a statement just made: "You don't like him, do you? I don't either"
determiner
- 1. one or the other of two people or things: "there were no children of either marriage"
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We can use either as a determiner before a noun to talk about two choices or possibilities. The noun that follows either must be a singular countable noun: …
The meaning of EITHER is being the one and the other of two : each. How to use either in a sentence.
We can use either as a determiner before a noun to talk about two choices or possibilities. The noun that follows either must be a singular countable noun: Personally, I don’t like either jacket.
As an adjective either refers only to two of anything: either side of the river; using either hand. As a pronoun either sometimes occurs in reference to more than two ( either of the three children ), but any is more common in this construction ( any of the three children ).
Either is followed by a singular verb in good usage: either is good; either of these books is useful. Care should be taken to avoid ambiguity when using either to mean both or each, as in the following sentence: a ship could be moored on either side of the channel.
Definition of either determiner in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of either adverb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Either usually signals a choice between two things. Either we go to the movies or the park: we can't do both. Either is used in many comparisons, as in: "I'm not young, but I'm not old either" or "I'm no Martha Stewart, but I'm not a slob either."
6 days ago · either. Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “ or ” . Either you eat your dinner or you go to your room. You can have either potatoes or rice with that, but not both. You'll be either early, late, or on time.
You can use either to refer to one of two things, people, or situations, when you want to say that they are both possible and it does not matter which one is chosen or considered. [...]
