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between

be·tween
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bih-tween]
    • /bɪˈtwin/
    • /bɪˈtwiːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bih-tween]
    • /bɪˈtwin/

Definitions of between word

  • preposition between If something is between two things or is in between them, it has one of the things on one side of it and the other thing on the other side. 3
  • preposition between If people or things travel between two places, they travel regularly from one place to the other and back again. 3
  • preposition between A relationship, discussion, or difference between two people, groups, or things is one that involves them both or relates to them both. 3
  • preposition between If something stands between you and what you want, it prevents you from having it. 3
  • preposition between If something is between two amounts or ages, it is greater or older than the first one and smaller or younger than the second one. 3
  • preposition between If something happens between or in between two times or events, it happens after the first time or event and before the second one. 3

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Origin of between

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English betwene, Old English betwēonan, betwēonum, equivalent to be- be- + twēon- (cognate with Gothic tweihn(ai) two each) + -um dative plural ending

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Parts of speech for Between

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

between popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

between usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for between

adv between

  • amid — If something happens amid noises or events of some kind, it happens while the other things are happening.
  • among — Someone or something that is situated or moving among a group of things or people is surrounded by them.
  • halfway — to half the distance; to midpoint: The rope reaches only halfway.
  • in — (used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits): walking in the park.
  • inserted — Botany. (especially of the parts of a flower) attached to or growing out of some part.

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