Definitions for Either
ˈi ðər, ˈaɪ ðər; ˈi ðər; ˈni ðər; ˈaɪ ðər; ˈnaɪ ðər; aɪEither

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. either(adverb)

   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(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. either(Adverb)

   as well

   I don't like him and I don't like her either.

2. either(Pronoun)

   Both, each of two (people or things).

3. either(Pronoun)

   One or other of two people or things.

4. either(Conjunction)

   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.

Origin: æghwæþer, from West , ultimately corresponding to ay + whether

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Either

   one of two; the one or the other; -- properly used of two things, but sometimes of a larger number, for any one

2. Either

   each of two; the one and the other; both; -- formerly, also, each of any number

3. Either

   precedes two, or more, coordinate words or phrases, and is introductory to an alternative. It is correlative to or

Origin: [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(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Either' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #427

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Either' in Written Corpus Frequency: #463

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Either' in Adverbs Frequency: #59

Anagrams for Either »

1. theire

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Either in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Either in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Either in a Sentence

1. Michael Robinson:

   It's very sad either way.

2. Robert Bartlett:

   That's not happening either.

3. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   You either LIVE or you THINK!”

4. Carlos Ayres:

   Either you have it or you are out.

5. Richard Buckminster Fuller:

   Either war is obsolete or men are.

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