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both¹
- /boʊθ/
- /bəʊθ/
- [bəʊθ] UK
- /bəwθ/ British, Southern, Standard
- [boʊθ] US
- [bɜʊ̯θ]
- [bɐʉθ] Australia, New Zealand
- [boːθ] Canada
- [boθ] Scotland
- [boʊɫθ] nonstandard
- [boːɫθ] nonstandard
- [bəwf] nonstandard
Rhymes with -əʊθ
Where it comes from
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. A remnant of the Indo-European dual grammatical number.
determiner bothe
- Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items. Both (the/my) children are such dolls.
pronoun bothe
- Each of the two, or of the two kinds. Did you want this one or that one? ―Give me both.
conjunction bothe
- Including both of (used with and). I (can) both sing and dance.
- Including all of (used with and). […] having much aduantage both in number, valure, and forepreparation […]
Both²
proper noun
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: some, every, couple, all, mind, that, less, this, such, neither, any, abuse, together, either, each, two
Translations
Every language
det each of two; one and the other
| Español | ambos, los dos, entrambos, uno y otro, ambos a dos |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 둘 다 dul da, 양쪽의 yangjjogui, 쌍방 ssangbang |
| 日本語 | 両方 ryōhō, 両- ryō-, どちらも dochira mo, 双方 sōhō |
| 中文 | ...都 ...dōu, 雙方 /双方 shuāngfāng, 倆 /俩 liǎ, 兩 /两 liǎng |
| हिन्दी | दोनों donõ |
| Português | ambos |
| Français | tous les deux, les deux, tout deux |
| Deutsch | beide |
| Italiano | sia, entrambi, ambedue, ambo tutti e due, tutte e due |
| Ελληνικά | αμφότεροι (amfóteroi) |
| Română | ambii, ambele, amândoi, amândouă |
| Русский | о́ба óba, о́бе óbe |
| Tiếng Việt | cả hai |
| العربية | كِلَا kilā |
| עברית | שני |
conj both...and...
| Español | tanto... como..., y... por igual |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | …でもあり…でもある ...demo ari...demo aru, …でも…でも |
| 中文 | 既……又…… jì... yòu..., 又……又…… yòu... yòu... |
| हिन्दी | दोनों ... और ... donõ ... aur ... |
| Português | ambos ... e ..., tanto ... quanto ... |
| Français | à la fois ... et ... |
| Deutsch | sowohl ... als auch |
| Italiano | sia... sia... |
| Ελληνικά | και... και... kai... kai... |
| Română | atât ... cât și ... |
| Русский | и... и... i... i... |
| العربية | كل من ... و ... kullun min ... wa ... |
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@misc{both_2026,
title = {both},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/both},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
