Kilo Lingo

/bɪˈtwiːn/

Line drawing of between
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Translation

In the space or time that separates two people, things, or points.

Word origin

From Old English betweonum, built from be and a form meaning two, so it points to two things on either side.

Origin
Old English
Root
betweonum

Examples

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"Between" shows the shop has one thing on each side.

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Here "between" marks the time from one point to the other.

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"Between" shows the cake is split among two people.

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