Meaning
The two people or things together, not just one of them.
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Word origin
From Old Norse bathir, meaning the two, which replaced an older Old English form.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- bathir
Examples
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Where this fits
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Grammar articles
(58)Adverb position in English: before or after the verb?
Advanced English articles: zero article and the with places
Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
Both, either and neither in English: rules and examples
British vs American English Grammar: got, gotten and more
Clothes in English: trousers, a shirt and a pair of shoes
Comparatives and superlatives in English: rules and chart
Conditional sentences in English: zero, first, second, third
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: rules and list
Days, months and seasons in English: on Monday, in May
This, that, these and those in English: chart and examples
Dependent prepositions in English: good at, listen to, depend on
Discourse Markers in English: well, anyway, actually
Do and does in English: questions and negatives
-ed endings in English: spelling and the three sounds
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, so do I
English Filler Words: um, well, so, like, you know
For, since, already, yet and still in English, with examples
Future continuous and future perfect in English: examples
Future tense in English: will vs going to, with examples
Gerund and infinitive in English: verb lists and rules
Gradable and ungradable adjectives in English, with examples
English Grammar Test: 30 Questions with Answers (A2-B2)
Have got in English: I've got a brother (chart and examples)
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish
Inversion and subject-verb-object word order in English
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Mixed conditionals in English: rules, examples and exercises
Must, have to and should in English: rules and examples
Nominalisation in English: turning verbs into nouns
Numbers in English: how to say, write and spell them
Ordering and shopping in English: I'd like a coffee, please
Advanced passive in English: get-passive, it is said that
Past continuous in English: was/were + -ing, with examples
Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have
Phrasal-prepositional verbs in English: 16 with examples
English phrasal verbs exercises with answers: 80 questions
Phrasal verbs with get in English: 16 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with go in English: 14 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with look in English: 12 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with put in English: 13 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with take in English: 12 meanings, examples
Phrasal Verbs in English: Meaning, Rules and Examples
Plurals in English: one cat, two cats (rules and chart)
Prepositions in English: in, on, at and more, with examples
Present continuous in English: am/is/are + -ing, examples
Present perfect continuous in English: have been + -ing
Present perfect in English: rules, for and since, examples
Quantifiers in English: some, any, much, many, few, little
Question tags in English: rules, examples and aren't I
Relative clauses in English: defining and non-defining
Reported speech in English: backshift table and examples
Reporting verbs in English: a list of patterns and examples
Separable and inseparable phrasal verbs in English: rules
So, such, too and enough in English: rules and examples
Time clauses in English: when, while, until, as soon as
Verb patterns with objects in English: want, make, let, see
How to say years in English: 1984, 2005, 2025
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 3, lesson 8: both, door, send and 7 more words.