both
Americanadjective
pronoun
conjunction
determiner
conjunction
Etymology
Origin of both
First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English bothe, bathe, Old English bā thā “both the, both those”; cognate with German, Dutch beide, Old High German bêde; akin to Latin ambō, Greek ámphō, Lithuanian abù, Sanskrit ubháu
Example Sentences
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“He walked out, and we both went back to work. Sometimes, you just have to put on your big-girl pants and stand up for yourself, even if it feels incredibly uncomfortable and scary.”
From Los Angeles Times
The pair, both 23, have been drafted in as part of wholesale changes to a team that has lost two of its first three games in the Six Nations.
From BBC
The hospital said the decisions of medical staff were based on concerns for the health of both mother and foetus.
From Barron's
Brent crude and natural gas both spiked more than 6% on Tuesday.
From Barron's
Morgan Stanley pegs U.S. private-credit lending alone at around $3 trillion, larger than both the public high-yield bond market and the syndicated loan market.
From MarketWatch
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