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1. (prep.) between
in the space separating:
between New York and Chicago.
2. between
intermediate to in time, quantity, or degree:
between twelve and one o'clock.
3. between
linking; connecting:
air service between cities.
4. between
in equal portions for each of:
The couple split the profits between them.
5. between
among:
sharing responsibilities between the five of us.
6. between
by the common participation of:
Between us, we can finish the job.
7. between
in the choice or contrast of:
the difference between good and bad.
8. between
by the combined effect of.
9. between
existing confidentially for:
We'll keep this between ourselves.
10. between
involving; concerning:
war between nations.
11. (adv.) between
in the intervening space or time:
visits that were far between.
12. between
in between, in an intermediate place.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE betwēonan=be-be-+twēonum (dat.pl.), c. Go tweihnai two each)
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1. (adverb) between, betwixt
in the interval
"dancing all the dances with little rest between"
2. (adverb) between, 'tween
in between
"two houses with a tree between"
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1. (preposition) between
in a position in the middle of two things or people
She's standing between her sisters.; a piece of paper between two books; the state in between Massachusetts and Maine
2. between
in between
indicates the starting and ending points
The crime happened between 3 and 4 a.m.; people between the ages of 65 and 80; the bus service between Washington and Philadelphia
3. between
indicates two people or things doing sth together
the game between the Tigers and the Rockets
4. between
indicates two things being compared or related
What's the difference between a meteor and a comet?; the relationship between the stock market and the economy
5. between
indicates the way sth is divided
He split the money 50-50 between his sons.; We divided the cake between us.
6. between
indicates two choices
I can't decide between the steak and the chicken.
7. between
(just) between you and me/(just) between us
emphasizes sth is secret
Between you and me, there's a big surprise tonight.
8. (adverb) between
indicates a place, a time, or a position in the middle of two others
two walls with flowers growing between; Los Angeles, San Francisco and the smaller cities in between
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1. (noun) between
intermediate time or space; interval
2. between
in the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia
3. between
used in expressing motion from one body or place to another; from one to another of two
4. between
belonging in common to two; shared by both
5. between
belonging to, or participated in by, two, and involving reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation; as, opposition between science and religion
6. between
with relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent or subject; as, to judge between or to choose between courses; to distinguish between you and me; to mediate between nations
7. between
in intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity, or degree; as, between nine and ten o'clock
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Sense: in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc
between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.
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 Afrikaans: tussen |
 Arabic: بَيْن |
 Bulgarian: между |
 Brazilian: entre |
 Czech: mezi |
 German: zwischen |
 Danish: mellem |
 Greek: ανάμεσα σε |
 Spanish: entre |
 Estonian: vahel, vahele |
 Farsi: میان؛ بین |
 Finnish: välissä |
 French: entre |
 Hebrew: בֵין |
 Hindi: के बीच |
 Croatian: između |
 Hungarian: között, közé |
 Indonesian: antara |
 Icelandic: milli |
 Italian: tra |
 Japanese: ～の間に |
 Korean: (두 장소, 사람, 물건) 사이에서 |
 Lithuanian: tarp |
 Latvian: starp |
 Malay: di antara |
 Dutch: tussen |
 Norwegian: (i)mellom |
 Polish: między |
 Persian: میان؛ بین |
 Portuguese: entre |
 Romanian: între |
 Russian: между |
 Slovak: medzi |
 Slovenian: med |
 Serbian: između |
 Swedish: mellan |
 Thai: อยู่ระหว่างสิ่งสองสิ่ง |
 Turkish: arasında |
 Taiwanese: 在(兩者)之間 |
 Ukrainian: між; серед |
 Urdu: درمیان ، مابین |
 Vietnamese: ở giữa |
 Chinese: 在（两者）之间 |
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