either

Meaning

Det

1. Any one (of two).
2. Each of two; both.
3. Any one (of more than two).

Pron

1. One or the other of two people or things.
2. (obsolete) Both, each of two or more.

Adv

As well.

Conj

Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “or”.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaɪ.ðə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Middle English either, from Old English ǣġhwæþer, from *aiwon + *gahwaþera. Akin to Old Saxon eogihwethar, iahwethar (Low German jeed); Old Dutch *iogewether, *iowether, *iother (Dutch ieder); Old High German eogihwedar, iegihweder, ieweder (German jeder).

Sentences

They certainly did not waste it either .