either
Introduces the first of two options or possibilities, the second of which is…Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “or”.
Meaning
1 sensesIntroduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “or”.
Either you eat your dinner or you go to your room.
You can have either potatoes or rice with that, but not both.
entweder, entweder ... oder
и́ли ... и́лиíli ... íli, ли́бо ... ли́боlíbo ... líbo
або́ ... або́abó ... abó
Examples
1861 sentencesI do not like him either.
Мені він також не подобається. — deniko
ruМне он также не нравится. — Gruzilkin
deIch liebe ihn auch nicht. — MUIRIEL
I know you don't know either.
Я знаю, що ти теж не знаєш. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, что ты тоже не знаешь. — marafon
Tom may not have time either.
У Тома, можливо, також немає часу. — deniko
ruУ Тома тоже может не быть времени. — odexed
I won't be here tomorrow, either.
Мене тут завтра також не буде. — deniko
ruЗавтра меня тоже тут не будет. — marafon
I didn't want to go either.
Я теж не хотів іти. — deniko
ruЯ тоже не хотел идти. — marafon
Translations
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By meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English either, from Old English ǣġhwæþer, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw + *gaFrom Middle English either, from Old English ǣġhwæþer, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw + *gahwaþar. Akin to Old Saxon eogihwethar, iahwethar (Low German jeed); Old Dutch *iogewether, *iowether, *iother (Dutch ieder); Old High German eogihwedar, iegihweder, ieweder (German jeder).
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- C1Ellipsis and substitution — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- do that either
- like either of
- know either of
- to go either
- either of the
- on either side
- seen seen either
- may take either
- either way
- look like either
- didn't like either
- either one of