ALL meanings of both
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B b - determiner both You use both when you are referring to two people or things and saying that something is true about each of them. 3
- determiner both Both is also a quantifier. 3
- determiner both Both is also a pronoun. 3
- determiner both Both is also an emphasizing pronoun. 3
- determiner both Both is also a predeterminer. 3
- conjunction both You use the structure both...and when you are giving two facts or alternatives and emphasizing that each of them is true or possible. 3
- determiner both the two; two considered together 3
- determiner both (as pronoun) 3
- conjunction both 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 3
- adjective both the two; the one and the other 3
- conjunction both together; equally; as well 3
- pronoun both the two of them 1
- adjective both the two things 1
- adjective both the two persons 1
- adjective both one and the other: person 1
- adverb both equally 1
- adjective both one and the other; two together: He met both sisters. Both performances were canceled. 1
- conjunction both including both (used with and). 0
- determiner both Each of the two; one and the other. 0
- determiner both (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Each of more than two. 0