Definitions for between
bɪˈtwinbe·tween

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. between, betwixt(adverb)

   in the interval

   "dancing all the dances with little rest between"

2. between, 'tween(adverb)

   in between

   "two houses with a tree between"

Wiktionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. between(Preposition)

   In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See the Usage notes below.)

2. between(Preposition)

   Shared in confidence.

3. between(Preposition)

   In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).

4. between(Preposition)

   Combined (by effort or ownership).

5. between(Preposition)

   One of (representing a choice).

   You must choose between him and me.

Origin: From betwene, from betweonan, betweonum, from bi-, corresponding to . Cognate with between, atween,
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0339, betweohs, twinn. More at betwixt, twin.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Between

   in the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia

2. Between

   used in expressing motion from one body or place to another; from one to another of two

3. Between

   belonging in common to two; shared by both

4. Between

   belonging to, or participated in by, two, and involving reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation; as, opposition between science and religion

5. 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

6. Between

   in intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity, or degree; as, between nine and ten o'clock

7. Between(noun)

   intermediate time or space; interval

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Between

   be-twēn′, Betwixt, be-twikst′, prep. in the middle of two, of space, time, or degree: in the middle or intermediate space, to defend or separate: expressing reciprocal relation from one to another: by the joint action of two or more persons.—ns. Between′-decks, the space between any two decks of a ship; Between′ity (rare), state of being between.—prep. Between′-whiles, at intervals.—Between ourselves, in confidence; Betwixt and between, in a middling position.—To go between, to act as a mediator. [A.S. betwéonum betweónan—be, and twegen, twa, two, twain.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'between' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #96

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'between' in Written Corpus Frequency: #303

Anagrams for between »

1. betwene

How to pronounce between?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say between in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of between in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of between in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of between in a Sentence

1. Ellis Ross:

   Between 3 and 6:30 p.m..

2. Effie Lucille Nicholson Pharr:

   The War Between the States.

3. Nathan Phillips:

   I stepped in between to pray.

4. Will Smith:

   There’s really no in-between.

5. Miguel de Cervantes:

   There is no love lost between us.

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