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
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
either(Adverb)
as well
I don't like him and I don't like her either.
Etymology: æghwæþer, from West , ultimately corresponding to ay + whether
either(Pronoun)
Both, each of two (people or things).
Etymology: æghwæþer, from West , ultimately corresponding to ay + whether
either(Pronoun)
One or other of two people or things.
Etymology: æghwæþer, from West , ultimately corresponding to ay + whether
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.
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
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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
In all things there are three choices: Yes, No & no choice, except in this -- I either choose the truth or I am deceit.
I simply cannot stand by and watch a right guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States come under attack from those who either can't understand it, don't like the sound of it, or find themselves too philosophically squeamish to see why it remains the first among equals: Because it is the right we turn to when all else fails. That's why the Second Amendment is America's first freedom.
I would say that most of our cats, if I have to give a number 60 to 70 percent have responded favorably to the treatment either by complete resolution or substantial clinical improvement without complete resolution at six months.
There are many people who say nothing good to any person but once something odd but good said by someone publicly and it has been accepted largely, then they will be first to latch onto it to speak out in some different words to claim to be their own to gain either publicity or make just money.
We always say at Postpartum Progress that our job is to reach down and pull our sisters up. We will not leave any mom behind, and so we want every mom who has ever had postpartum depression to participate in this, because it's a way of contributing your story and contributing to the science that will hopefully provide more data for people who either develop medicines or develop other types of treatment methods.
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Translations for either
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- واحد من إثنين, أي, كذلك, أيضًا, إما...أو..., إماArabic
- един или друг, или, всеки, същоBulgarian
- tampocCatalan, Valencian
- buďCzech
- entweder, beide, auchGerman
- ĉuEsperanto
- cada, cualquiera de los dos, tampoco, uno u otro, o, ya seaSpanish
- mõlemad, samuti, kas, kumbEstonian
- -kään, joko, jompikumpi, molemmat, kumpikin, myöskäänFinnish
- antin ... ellaFaroese
- non plus, ou, l'un ou l'autre, chaque, soitFrench
- ach oireadIrish
- aon chuid, an dara cuidScottish Gaelic
- भीHindi
- vagyHungarian
- nemmeno, oppure, o, neanche, l'uno o l'altro, ciascuno, neppureItalian
- אוHebrew
- どちらかJapanese
- 어느 한 쪽Korean
- enten, beggeNorwegian
- of, hetzij, ofwel, ook, beideDutch
- albo, też nie, którykolwiek, ani, obojętnie który, obaPolish
- يا, لا, دواړهPashto, Pushto
- ou, ambos, tampouco, [[também]] [[não]]Portuguese
- oricare, amândoi, fiecare, niciRomanian
- любой, каждый, один из двух, также не, либо, илиRussian
- buď, aleboSlovak
- endera, antingen, båda, heller, vilken som, eller, varderaSwedish
- గానిTelugu
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