each

Meaning

Det

All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).

Adv

1. For one; apiece; per.
2. Individually; separately; used in a sentence with a plural subject to indicate that the action or state described by the verb applies to all members of the described group individually, rather than collectively to the entire group.

Pron

Every one/thing individually or one by one.

Noun

An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/iːt͡ʃ/

Etymology

From Middle English eche, from Old English ǣlċ, contraction of ǣġhwelċ, from Proto-West Germanic *aiwgahwalīk (“each, every”). Compare Scots ilk, elk (“each, every”), Saterland Frisian älk (“each”), West Frisian elk, elts (“each”), Dutch elk (“each”), Low German elk, ellik (“each”), German Low German elk, elke (“each, every”), German jeglich (“any”).

Sentences

There are white stains above and behind each eye and behind each ear .

The village still has streets named for each of the three patriots .

We first met each other under the Eiffel tower , it was magical .

The pair argued and were unreasonable toward each other .

Early versions of talk did not separate text from each user .

They were fascinating stories: each of them lived out his destiny to the end .

Each discipline's program runs two years in length .

This is the main reason why pesto recipes often differ from each other .