Kilo Lingo

/bəʊθ/

Line drawing of both
Coloured illustration of both
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Translation

The two people or things together, not just one of them.

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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"Both" means the two children together.

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Here "both" shows you like the two of them, not just one.

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"Both" means the two of us together.

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This word is part of lesson 6.