both

Meaning

Det

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

Pron

Each of the two, or of the two kinds.

Conj

1. Including both of (used with and).
2. (obsolete) Including all of (used with and).

Concepts

both

two

two people

all

couple

pair

together

both of them

and

both sides

either

alike

with

both parties

two together

double

any

every

along with

including

mutual

together with

dual

also

twin

participate in

sharing with

two way

as well as

two each

the one and the other

degree

island

binary

they

different

distinct

one another

reciprocally

on

the two

at the same time

etc

same

every one

each

equally

even

rain

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəʊθ/

Etymology

From Middle English bothe, boþe, from Old English bā þā (“both the; both those”) and possibly reinforced by Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic *bai. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bee (“both”), West Frisian beide (“both”), Dutch beide (“both”), German beide (“both”), Swedish både, båda, Danish både, Norwegian både, Icelandic báðir. Replaced Middle English bō, from Old English bā, a form of Old English bēġen.

Sentences

The couple had two sons , both in the entertainment business .

The sun shines on both sides of the hedge .

They focus on both " Practical " and " Theoretical " components .

He co-starred with Kate Burton in both Give Me Your Answer , Do !

There have been successful legal dramas both serious and comedic .

The F-mount has a significant degree of both backward and forward compatibility .

The cuttings are usually cultivars , selected both for yield and quality of fruit .

Vibhuti smeared across the forehead to the end of both eyebrows is called Tripundra.