each

Definitions


[iːtʃ], (Determiner)

Definitions:
- used to refer to every one of two or more people or things, regarded and identified separately
(e.g: each battery is in a separate compartment)


Phrases:
- each and every

Origin:
Old English ǣlc; related to Dutch elk and German jeglich, based on a West Germanic phrase meaning ‘ever alike’(see aye, alike)


[iːtʃ], (Pronoun)

Definitions:
- every one of two or more people or things, regarded and identified separately
(e.g: they each have their own personality)


Phrases:
- each and every

Origin:
Old English ǣlc; related to Dutch elk and German jeglich, based on a West Germanic phrase meaning ‘ever alike’(see aye, alike)


[iːtʃ], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- to, for, or by every one of a group (used after a noun or an amount)
(e.g: the tickets cost £11 each)


Phrases:
- each and every

Origin:
Old English ǣlc; related to Dutch elk and German jeglich, based on a West Germanic phrase meaning ‘ever alike’(see aye, alike)




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