[ˈiːðə], (Conjunction)

Definitions:
- used before the first of two (or occasionally more) given alternatives (the other being introduced by ‘or’)
(e.g: either I accompany you to your room or I wait here)

- used to indicate a similarity or link with a statement just made
(e.g: You don't like him, do you? I don't either)


Phrases:
- either way

Origin:
Old English ǣgther, contracted form of ǣg(e)hwæther, of Germanic origin; ultimately related to aye and whether

[ˈiːðə], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- used before the first of two (or occasionally more) given alternatives (the other being introduced by ‘or’)
(e.g: either I accompany you to your room or I wait here)

- used to indicate a similarity or link with a statement just made
(e.g: You don't like him, do you? I don't either)


Phrases:
- either way

Origin:
Old English ǣgther, contracted form of ǣg(e)hwæther, of Germanic origin; ultimately related to aye and whether

[ˈiːðə], (Determiner)

Definitions:
- one or the other of two people or things
(e.g: there were no children of either marriage)


Phrases:
- either way

Origin:
Old English ǣgther, contracted form of ǣg(e)hwæther, of Germanic origin; ultimately related to aye and whether

[ˈiːðə], (Pronoun)

Definitions:
- one or the other of two people or things
(e.g: there were no children of either marriage)


Phrases:
- either way

Origin:
Old English ǣgther, contracted form of ǣg(e)hwæther, of Germanic origin; ultimately related to aye and whether