both
Including both ofIncluding both of (used with and).
» I like both dogs and cats.
Ich mag sowohl Hunde als auch Katzen.
Я и кошек, и собак люблю.
Я люблю и собак, и кошек.
Я и собак, и кошек люблю.
Мені подобаються і кішки, і собаки.
Meaning
2 sensesIncluding both of (used with and).
I (can) both sing and dance.
Both you and I are students.
(obsolete)Including all of (used with and).
Examples
8173 sentencesI like both dogs and cats.
Мені подобаються і кішки, і собаки.
ruЯ и кошек, и собак люблю.
deIch mag sowohl Hunde als auch Katzen.
I know both of the girls.
Я знаю обох дівчат.
ruЯ знаю обеих девочек.
deIch kenne beide Mädchen.
Hold the ball in both hands.
Тримай м'яч обома руками.
ruДержи мяч обеими руками.
Hold the box with both hands.
Тримай коробку обома руками.
ruДержите коробку двумя руками.
deHalte die Schachtel mit beiden Händen.
I like both cats and dogs.
Я люблю і котів, і собак.
ruЯ люблю и кошек, и собак.
deIch mag Katzen und Hunde.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English bothe, boþe, from Old English bā þā (“both the; both those”) and possiFrom Middle English bothe, boþe, from Old English bā þā (“both the; both those”) and possibly reinforced by Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic *bai. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bee (“both”), West Frisian beide (“both”), Dutch beide (“both”), German beide (“both”), Swedish både, båda, Danish både, Norwegian både, Icelandic báðir. Replaced Middle English bō, from Old English bā, a form of Old English bēġen. A remnant of the Indo-European dual grammatical number.
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Word family
8 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- both of my
- both want to
- are both very
- both know that
- both said said
- are both in
- both lived in
- both born in
- both agreed agreed
- are both still
- both ends meet
- both have to