What does Either mean?
Definitions for Either
ˈi ðər, ˈaɪ ðər; ˈi ðər; ˈni ðər; ˈaɪ ðər; ˈnaɪ ðər; aɪEi·ther
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Either.
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.
Etymology: æghwæþer, from West , ultimately corresponding to ay + whether
eitherpronoun
Both, each of two (people or things).
Etymology: æghwæþer, from West , ultimately corresponding to ay + whether
eitherpronoun
One or other of two people or things.
Etymology: æghwæþer, from West , ultimately corresponding to ay + whether
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
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
Etymology: [OE. either, aither, AS. ger, ghwer (akin to OHG. ogiwedar, MHG. iegeweder); + ge + hwer whether. See Each, and Whether, and cf. Or, conj.]
Either
each of two; the one and the other; both; -- formerly, also, each of any number
Etymology: [OE. either, aither, AS. ger, ghwer (akin to OHG. ogiwedar, MHG. iegeweder); + ge + hwer whether. See Each, and Whether, and cf. Or, conj.]
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
British National Corpus
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 »
theire
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
Sometimes it's really inconvenient. The lights aren't bright either. It's dark.
There's basically going to be two options, you either participate in a community-based organization or you have to follow the rules as if you are commercial operator.
When too many people, either ignorantly or intentionally, but happily going in the wrong direction; anyone with a positive reflection & good intention goading them to do introspection for the course correction or the right selection of the partner, is most likely to be branded by a few or most of them to be a NEGATIVE person.
The Postal Service has long promised that' [ n ] either snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds, the Court rightly added the obvious footnote : fixing an election and cost-cutting can not cut it as an exception to that promise.
I know some in Congress think we've already done enough to deal with the crisis in the country. Others think that things are getting better and we can afford to sit back and either do a little or do nothing at all. That's not what I see.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for Either
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- 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
Get even more translations for Either »
Translation
Find a translation for the Either definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"Either." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2022. Web. 27 May 2022. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/Either>.
Discuss these Either definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In