What does Either mean?
Definitions for Either
ˈi ðər, ˈaɪ ðər; ˈi ðər; ˈni ðər; ˈaɪ ðər; ˈnaɪ ðər; aɪei·ther
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Princeton's WordNet
eitheradverb
after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'
"he isn't stupid, but he isn't exactly a genius either"; "I don't know either"; "if you don't order dessert I won't either"
Wiktionary
eitheradverb
as well
I don't like him and I don't like her either.
eitherpronoun
Both, each of two (people or things).
eitherpronoun
One or other of two people or things.
eitherconjunction
Introduces the first of two options, the second of which is introduced by "or".
Either you eat your dinner or you go to your room.
Etymology: æghwæþer, from West, ultimately corresponding to ay + whether
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Eitheradverb
A distributive adverb, answered by or; either the one or.
Etymology: from the noun.
We never heard of any ship that had been seen to arrive upon any shore of Europe; no nor of either the East or West Indies. Francis Bacon, New Atlantis.
What perils shall we find,
If either place, or time, or other course,
Cause us to alter th’ order now assign’d? Samuel Daniel, C. War.Either your brethren have miserably deceived us, or power confers virtue. Jonathan Swift, to Pope.
Eitherpron.
Etymology: ægðer, Saxon; auther, Scottish.
Lepidus flatters both,
Of both is flatter’d; but he neither loves,
Nor either cares for him. William Shakespeare, Anthony and Cleopatra.So like in arms these champions were,
As they had been a very pair;
So that a man would almost swear,
That either had been either. Michael Drayton, Nymp.Goring made a fast friendship with Digby, either of them believing he could deceive the other. Edward Hyde, b. viii.
I do not ask whether bodies do so exist, that the motion of one body cannot really be without the motion of another: to determine this either way, is to beg the question for or against a vacuum. John Locke.
In the process of natural beings, there seem some to be creatures placed, as it were, in the confines of several provinces, and participating something of either. Matthew Hale.
Sev’n times the sun has either tropick view’d,
The Winter banish’d, and the Spring renew’d. John Dryden, Virg.
Wikipedia
either
Either/Or is an influential book by philosopher Søren Kierkegaard.
ChatGPT
either
The term "either" typically refers to having a choice between two possibilities or options. It denotes a situation in which one can choose one option or the other, but not both.
Webster Dictionary
Either
one of two; the one or the other; -- properly used of two things, but sometimes of a larger number, for any one
Either
each of two; the one and the other; both; -- formerly, also, each of any number
Either
precedes two, or more, coordinate words or phrases, and is introductory to an alternative. It is correlative to or
Etymology: [OE. either, aither, AS. ger, ghwer (akin to OHG. ogiwedar, MHG. iegeweder); + ge + hwer whether. See Each, and Whether, and cf. Or, conj.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Either
ē′thėr, or ī′thėr, adj. or pron. the one or the other: one of two: each of two.—conj. correlative to or: (B.) or. [A.S. ǽgðer, a contr. of ǽghthwæðer=á, aye, the pfx. ge-, and hwæther, the mod. whether. See also Each.]
Editors Contribution
either
A choice.
Either of them were happy to go to football training.
Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2020
Suggested Resources
Either
Either vs. Neither -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Either and Neither.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Either' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #427
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Either' in Written Corpus Frequency: #463
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Either' in Adverbs Frequency: #59
Anagrams for Either »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Either in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Either in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Either in a Sentence
You never FAIL, you either loose interest in what you pursue or move on to something that ignites Passion in YOU!
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It can be a bit irritating when someone asks me how the new film's coming along when I haven't worked on Harry Potter for two years. Generally speaking, I have no problem with it. Most actors go through their careers without ever being involved in something so spectacular, so I think it would be a bit ignorant of me to object to being associated with it. Harry Potter is an amazing thing. I'm not just being diplomatic here either. I'm still reminded regularly of what a unique experience it was.
January of next year, I will either be president of the United States or I will be a private citizen. If I never hold elected office again, I'm comfortable with that, i can't tell you what's going to happen two to four years from now but I have no plans, no thoughts, no contemplation, no meetings, nothing, about any future political run of any sort.
You go to anybody in the SEC, and they’ll tell you it’s pretty much the same, you’re either really smart or really dumb. And there’s nowhere in between.
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Translations for Either
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- واحد من إثنين, أيضًا, إما, أي, إما...أو..., كذلكArabic
- един или друг, или, всеки, същоBulgarian
- tampocCatalan, Valencian
- buďCzech
- auch, beide, entwederGerman
- ĉuEsperanto
- tampoco, uno u otro, cada, cualquiera de los dos, o, ya seaSpanish
- mõlemad, kumb, kas, samutiEstonian
- jompikumpi, joko, molemmat, myöskään, -kään, kumpikinFinnish
- antin ... ellaFaroese
- ou, non plus, soit, l'un ou l'autre, chaqueFrench
- ach oireadIrish
- an dara cuid, aon chuidScottish Gaelic
- भीHindi
- vagyHungarian
- ciascuno, neppure, l'uno o l'altro, nemmeno, neanche, oppure, oItalian
- אוHebrew
- どちらかJapanese
- 어느 한 쪽Korean
- begge, entenNorwegian
- ofwel, of, hetzij, beide, ookDutch
- albo, też nie, obojętnie który, którykolwiek, ani, obaPolish
- دواړه, لا, ياPashto, Pushto
- [[também]] [[não]], tampouco, ambos, ouPortuguese
- fiecare, nici, amândoi, oricareRomanian
- также не, один из двух, либо, или, каждый, любойRussian
- buď, aleboSlovak
- vardera, heller, endera, vilken som, båda, eller, antingenSwedish
- గానిTelugu
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