both
determiner, pronoun (both, both of); conjunction (both … and)
Everyday
- Both means the two of them together, not just one: both hands. tree →
- «Both … and» joins two things that are true together: both tall and strong. tree →
- (casual) «Both of yous» or «yous both» (Ireland, Australia, parts of UK) means «you two». tree →
- (rough) «Both of you, out!» or «You're both as bad as each other» tells off two people together. tree →
- (formal) The exam voice says «each of the two», «the pair», «jointly», «the two aforementioned». tree →
In the lessons
two things that act the same way, or two parts counted together («how many do they have both together?» = add); «both have 5 each» = 2 groups of 5; in everyday life «both of us», «use both hands», «both sides of the road», «look both ways»; in casual talk «yous both», in rough talk «both of you, shut it»; in the exam voice «jointly», «in combination», «each of the two pupils»
Examples
- «How many more … than» and «how many fewer … than» both ask for the difference: subtract. tree →
- Ana has 6 shells and Ben has 4. How many shells do they have both together? tree →
- Both boys have 5 cards each. tree →
- Hold the cup with both hands. tree →
- Both my parents work in a hospital. tree →
- She is both clever and kind. tree →
- Look both ways before you cross. tree →
- Both of the puppies are asleep. tree →
- Right, both of yous, in the car now! tree →
- You're both as bad as each other, stop fighting over 2 crisps. tree →
- Determine the number of shells held jointly by the two pupils, given that Ana holds 6 and Ben holds 4. tree →
- They both bent over the corpse. tree →
Note
«both … together» asks for a total of two parts: add; «jointly» and «in combination» in an exam mean the same. Trap: «both have 5 each» is two equal groups: 2 × 5. «Both» always means exactly two; for more than two use «all». «yous» is a casual plural «you», common in Ireland and Australia, not standard in writing.
In Jewish tradition
two things that act the same way, or two parts counted together («how many do they have both together?» = add); «both have 5 each» = 2 groups of 5; in everyday life «both of us», «use both hands», «both sides of the road», «look both ways»; in casual talk «yous both», in rough talk «both of you, shut it»; in the exam voice «jointly», «in combination», «each of the two pupils»
Examples
- Thus he did to both of them in the two corners. (Torah EXO.36.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. (Torah GEN.19.36, JPS 1917) tree →
- Wherefore that place was called Beer-sheba; because there they swore both of them. (Torah GEN.21.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- Both low and high, rich and poor together. (Writings PSA.49.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Both young men and maidens, old men and children; (Writings PSA.148.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and beast. (Writings PSA.135.8, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
«both … together» asks for a total of two parts: add; «jointly» and «in combination» in an exam mean the same. Trap: «both have 5 each» is two equal groups: 2 × 5. «Both» always means exactly two; for more than two use «all». «yous» is a casual plural «you», common in Ireland and Australia, not standard in writing.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «both» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «both» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «both» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «both» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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