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I worked at my high school newspaper at Andover, which came out weekly, unusual for a high school paper. Then my first day at Penn I went right to the 'Daily Pennsylvanian' and pretty much spent most of my college career working both as the sports editor and then editor of the editorial page.
H. G. Bissinger

Meaning of "both" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOTH

From Old Norse bāthir; related to Old High German bēde, Latin ambō, Greek amphō.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BOTH

both  [bəʊθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOTH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Both can act as a conjunction and a determiner.
The conjunction is an invariable grammatical category used to join together words and sentences.

The determinant is a modifier that provides context to the noun, often in terms of quantity and possession.

WHAT DOES BOTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of both in the English dictionary

The definition of both in the dictionary is the two; two considered together. Other definition of both is used preceding words, phrases, or clauses joined by and, used to emphasize that not just one, but also the other of the joined elements is included.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOTH


Arbroath
ɑːˈbrəʊθ
growth
ɡrəʊθ
ingrowth
ˈɪnˌɡrəʊθ
intergrowth
ˈɪntəˌɡrəʊθ
loath
ləʊθ
loth
ləʊθ
misgrowth
ˌmɪsˈɡrəʊθ
oath
əʊθ
outgrowth
ˈaʊtˌɡrəʊθ
overgrowth
ˈəʊvəˌɡrəʊθ
quoth
kwəʊθ
regrowth
riːˈɡrəʊθ
sloth
sləʊθ
Thoth
θəʊθ
troth
trəʊθ
undergrowth
ˈʌndəˌɡrəʊθ
upgrowth
ˈʌpˌɡrəʊθ
wroth
rəʊθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOTH

botel
botflies
botfly
both ways
Botha
Botham
bothan
Bothe
bother
botheration
bothered
bothersome
bothies
Bothnia
bothole
bothrium
Bothwell
bothy
bothy ballad
bothyman

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOTH

behemoth
Bluetooth
booth
broth
cloth
doth
face cloth
Goth
long in the tooth
mammoth
moth
out of whole cloth
photo booth
Roth
smooth
sweet tooth
tablecloth
the cloth
tooth
zeroth

Synonyms and antonyms of both in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «both» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOTH

Find out the translation of both to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of both from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «both» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

两者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ambos
570 millions of speakers

English

both
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दोनों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كِلا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ambos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উভয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les deux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kedua-duanya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beide
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

両方の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

양쪽의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Loro
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cả hai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இருவரும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दोन्ही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

her ikisi de
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

entrambi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obaj
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обидва
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ambii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμφότεροι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beide
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

båda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

både
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of both

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOTH»

The term «both» is very widely used and occupies the 904 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of both
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «both».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOTH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «both» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «both» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about both

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10 QUOTES WITH «BOTH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word both.
1
Alec Baldwin
Remember, sex is like a Chinese dinner. It ain't over 'til you both get your cookie.
2
Demian Bichir
I don't believe in bad and good, I believe we are all a mix of both.
3
H. G. Bissinger
I worked at my high school newspaper at Andover, which came out weekly, unusual for a high school paper. Then my first day at Penn I went right to the 'Daily Pennsylvanian' and pretty much spent most of my college career working both as the sports editor and then editor of the editorial page.
4
Ozwald Boateng
You come to me and it's my job to make you look the best you can look. From an image point of view, would I prefer to dress Jude Law instead of Rolf Harris? Of course. But it's my job to make them both look great.
5
Earl Browder
This radical transformation of world power relationships reflects primarily in the case of both the USA and the USSR the growth of the productive forces.
6
Bernhard von Bulow
It was both necessary and desirable for us to be so strong at sea that no Sea Power could attack us without risk, so that we might be free to protect our oversea interests, independently of the influence and the choice of other Sea Powers.
7
Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Health care costs are an issue both for the government and for our larger economy.
8
Samuel Chase
The jury has the right to determine both the law and the facts.
9
Bob Colacello
I think because both of my parents were essentially salespeople, and Italian-Americans, I always seemed to get along with people; I had a knack of finding something to talk about.
10
Arielle Dombasle
I'm a feminist, a 21st-century feminist - which means choice and freedom. One has the right to be both glamorous and ethically structured.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOTH»

Discover the use of both in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to both and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of ...
Excerpt from "Look Both Ways" It occurred to me, as I stood there, that I could simultaneously, vividly look both ways - backward and forward, in time - at once. I remembered longing to know what was coming, who I would become and how.
‎2009
2
Neither Black Nor White Yet Both: Thematic Explorations of ...
Werner Sollors examines these questions and others in "Neither Black nor White yet Both," a fully researched investigation of literary works that, in the past, have been read more for a black-white contrast of "either-or" than for an ...
Werner Sollors, 1999
3
Both Hands Tied: Welfare Reform and the Race to the Bottom ...
Grounded in the experience of thirty-three women living in Milwaukee and Racine, Wisconsin, it tells the story of their struggle to balance child care and wage-earning in poorly paying and often state-funded jobs with inflexible ...
Jane L. Collins, Victoria Mayer, 2010
4
Both Flesh and Not: Essays
Never has Wallace's seemingly endless curiosity been more evident than in this compilation of work spanning nearly 20 years of writing.
David Foster Wallace, 2012
5
Both Sides Of The Fence 3: Loose Ends: Loose Ends
Siblings Alex and Ashley, in their second year at UCLA, find their lives tainted by their parents' troubled marriage, while Wallace, after the death of his lover, returns to California to discover who James Parks really was, and a married ...
M.T. Pope, 2007
6
Both Sides of the Fence 2: Gate Wide Open: Gate Wide Open
Ten years after their home was almost torn apart by infidelity, Mona and Shawn Black are just getting back to normal . . . or so it seems.
M.T. Pope, 2010
7
Doing Both: Capturing Today's Profit and Driving Tomorrow's ...
This insider guide reveals how Cisco did it—and how you can, too. Doing Both means approaching every decision as an opportunity to seize, not a sacrifice to endure.
Inder Sidhu, 2010
8
All Men and Both Sexes: Gender, Politics, and the False ...
All Men and Both Sexes explores the use of such universal terms as "people," "man," or "human" in early modern England, from the civil war through the Enlightenment.
Hilda L. Smith, 2002
9
Homosexuality in the Church: Both Sides of the Debate
The balanced treatment of the issues and the contrasting insights of the essays make this a valuable resource for reflection individually or in groups.
Jeffrey S. Siker, 1994
10
Mixed-Member Electoral Systems : The Best of Both Worlds?: ...
This book seeks to evaluate: why these systems have recently appealed to many countries with diverse electoral histories; and how well expectations for these systems have been met.
Matthew Shugart, Martin P. Wattenberg, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term both is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hannibal Update: Amazon and Netflix Have Both Passed
As you can read in Fuller's below message, both Amazon and Netflix have officially passed on providing a new home for the show. Can the ... «ComingSoon.net, Jul 15»
2
Trump on Criminal Illegals: 'Both Sides Need to Grow Up and Put …
Both sides need to grow up and put America's interests first—and that means doing what's right for our economy, our national security, and our ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
3
Miguel and Frank Ocean both make amazing music, so stop pitting …
Three years ago we were blessed with two beautifully weird R&B albums from two great artists: Miguel's Kaleidoscope Dream and Frank ... «For The Win, Jul 15»
4
Russell Wilson's preference between football and baseball? “Both
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson continues to do a lot of talking, and he's talking more and more about baseball. Following last week's ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
5
I want to do well with both bat and ball, says Stuart Binny
Mumbai, July 6: India all-rounder Stuart Binny on Monday said he is confident of delivering with both bat and ball in the upcoming cricket series ... «Oneindia, Jul 15»
6
Stephen Gordon: Both the Liberals and the NDP would be likely to …
The most useful way to measure public spending is as a share of GDP, for both the level of services provided and the government's ability to ... «National Post, Jul 15»
7
Russian bomber crashes in Pacific region, both pilots killed
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military aircraft crashed Monday while taking off on a nighttime training flight and both pilots were killed, the ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
8
Google self-driving cars had two accidents in June, both caused by …
Both collisions involved test cars from Google's fleet of Lexus sport utility vehicles, which are equipped with autonomous driving technology. «PCWorld, Jul 15»
9
Rays Archer and Boxberger are both All-Stars
Not only did Chris Archer make the American League All-Star team, but reliever Brad Boxberger will be joining him in Cincinnati for the Juy 14 ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
10
Greece debt crisis: Britain appeals to both sides to take their 'one …
Britain has appealed to Greece and its eurozone partners to take their “one last chance” to solve the Greek debt crisis before it spirals out of ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

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