B1pronoun · frequent

either

ei·ther

One or the other of two people or thingsOne or the other of two people or things.

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UK/ˈaɪ.ðə/US/ˈaɪ.ðɚ/

» I do not like him either.

Ich liebe ihn auch nicht.

Мне он также не нравится.

Мне он тоже не нравится.

Мне тоже он не нравится.

Мені він також не подобається.

Meaning

2 senses

One or the other of two people or things.
He made me two offers, but I did not accept either.
(obsolete)Both, each of two or more.

Examples

1861 sentences

I do not like him either.
Мені він також не подобається.
ruМне он также не нравится.
deIch liebe ihn auch nicht.
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I know you don't know either.
Я знаю, що ти теж не знаєш.
ruЯ знаю, что ты тоже не знаешь.
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Tom may not have time either.
У Тома, можливо, також немає часу.
ruУ Тома тоже может не быть времени.
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I won't be here tomorrow, either.
Мене тут завтра також не буде.
ruЗавтра меня тоже тут не будет.
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I didn't want to go either.
Я теж не хотів іти.
ruЯ тоже не хотел идти.
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Origin

From Middle English either, from Old English ǣġhwæþer, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw + *ga

From 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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Lessons 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