Definitions for either
ˈi ðər, ˈaɪ ðər; ˈi ðər; ˈni ðər; ˈaɪ ðər; ˈnaɪ ðər; aɪei·ther

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. eitheradverb

   as well

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

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

2. eitherpronoun

   Both, each of two (people or things).

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

3. eitherpronoun

   One or other of two people or things.

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

4. 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(3.50 / 2 votes)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

   Etymology: [OE. either, aither, AS. ger, ghwer (akin to OHG. ogiwedar, MHG. iegeweder); + ge + hwer whether. See Each, and Whether, and cf. Or, conj.]

2. 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.]

3. 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(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.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. either

   A choice.

   Either of them were happy to go to football training.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2020  

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

How to pronounce either?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say either in sign language?

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. Masayuki Kubota:

   Companies which have smartphone businesses and other firms with high exposure to the Chinese market are a concern, either directly or indirectly, those factors seem to be hitting some Japanese exporters.

2. Jaya Murthy:

   You enter all the information online, either through the phone or on a computer, and then immediately you can print out a birth certificate and give it to that baby.

3. Nishat Al Aqtash:

   We are not braver than anyone else, but we have no choice. It is either to be, or not to be, this Israeli government is supporting the settlers, morally, financially, saving them, guarding them.

4. Roy Blunt:

   Not would the witness tell us something we might not know because we just like to know ? but would the witness change the result -- and is it worth continuing to reward the bad performance of The White House to stretch this out and for not a change in the outcome?Under the Senate resolution governing the impeachment trial, the Senate will have four hours of debate on a motion about whether subpoenas for witnesses and documents are in order -- once the The White House impeachment managers and Trump's defense team make their opening arguments and after senators ask up to 16 hours of questions. After that four-hour debate, the Senate will vote on whether it should consider any motion to subpoena witnesses or documents. If there are 51 votes for that measure, a subpoena would be issued only if the Senate were to approve another motion naming the individual or documents that is backed by a majority of senators. Any witnesses would first be deposed privately before the Senate would vote on whether to make their testimony public.In addition to Lisa Murkowski, the focus has been on Republican Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah and Susan Collins of Maine, both of whom have signaled a willingness to hear from witnesses. Sen. Lamar Alexander, a retiring Tennessee Republican who is an institutionalist and a close McConnell ally, has not ruled out subpoenas either. But a GOP source close to the group of swing senators argues that the possibility of a drawn-out court fight will weigh heavily, including on Alexander.On Thursday, Lamar Alexander indicated Lamar Alexander had not yet made up Lamar Alexander mind about supporting subpoenas for witnesses and documents.

5. Wendy Anderson:

   I feel her presence out there, shes as competitive as I am and supported what we did and all those kids. Thats the kind of legacy that keeps you going. I dont want to let her down, either, and her legacy. Ive never seen anybody fight as hard as she fought the last two years. If Im feeling sorry for myself or being lazy, Ive got to live up to her legacy.

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