between
24 ENTRIES FOUND:
- between (preposition)
- between (adverb)
- go–between (noun)
- in–between (noun)
- betwixt (preposition)
- bit (noun)
- come (verb)
- crack (noun)
- devil (noun)
- drive (verb)
- fall (verb)
- far (adverb)
- few (adjective)
- hard (adjective)
- leg (noun)
- line (noun)
- place (noun)
- read (verb)
- rock (noun)
- sea (noun)
- slip (verb)
- tail (noun)
- tooth (noun)
- wedge (noun)
Britannica Dictionary definition of BETWEEN
1
:
in the space that separates (two things or people)
— often used figuratively
— often used in the phrase in between
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The ball rolled between the desk and the wall.
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He stood between his mother and his father.
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The office has two desks with a table between them.
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They put up a fence between their house and their neighbor's house.
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There are fences between all the houses.
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a book that blurs the line/boundary between fact and fiction
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There are fences in between all the houses.
2
:
in the time that separates (two actions, events, etc.)
— often used in the phrase in between
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If you want to lose weight, you shouldn't eat between meals.
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Between bites of food, they talked to their teacher.
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The two days between Monday and Thursday are Tuesday and Wednesday.
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We should arrive between 9 and 10 o'clock.
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You shouldn't eat in between meals.
3
— used to indicate the beginning and ending points of a group of numbers, a range of measurement, etc.
— sometimes used in the phrase in between
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a number between 1 and 20
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The package weighs somewhere between a pound and a pound and a half.
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a number in between 1 and 20
4
:
in shares to each of (two or more people)
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The property was divided equally between the son and the daughter. [=the son and the daughter received an equal share of the property]
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His estate was divided between [=among] his four grandchildren.
5
— used to indicate two or more people or things that together produce a result or have an effect
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She ate two hot dogs, and he ate three hot dogs, so between them they ate five hot dogs.
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Between work and family life, she has no time for hobbies. [=because of all the time she spends on her work and family life, she has no time for hobbies]
6
— used to indicate two people or teams that are involved in a game, activity, etc.
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There's a game tonight between the Red Sox and the Yankees. [=the Red Sox are playing a game against the Yankees tonight]
7
— used to indicate two or more people or things that are joined, related, or connected in some way
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There are many relations/connections between linguistics, philosophy, and psychology.
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There is a passageway between the two rooms.
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the bond between friends
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We used to love each other, but there's nothing between us now. [=we don't love each other now]
8
— used to indicate two or more people or things that are being considered, compared, etc.
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They compared the cars but found few differences between them.
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We were allowed to choose between two/several options.
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There's not much to choose between the two cars. [=the two cars are very similar]
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There is very little difference between the two cars.
9
— used to indicate movement from one place to another place
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He flies between Miami and Chicago twice a week.
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The airline provides service between New York and Paris.
10
:
known only by (two people)
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They shared a secret between them.
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(Just) Between you and me, I think he's wrong. [=I'm telling you that I think he's wrong, but you should not tell anyone else what I've told you]
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What I'm going to tell you should remain a secret (just) between us/ourselves.
2
between
/bɪˈtwiːn/
adverb
2
between
/bɪˈtwiːn/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of BETWEEN
:
in the space separating two things or people
— often used in the phrase in between
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The office has two desks with a table between.
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The office has two desks with a table in between.
