between

Plural

betweens

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.

   • What's the difference between religion and philosophy?
   • In the old days, every child could tell the difference between good and bad.
   • This is between Tom and me.

Prep

Preposition

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A word placed before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show its relationship to another part of the sentence.

1. 1.In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)

   • John stood between Amy and Mary. Let’s meet between two and three.
   • I want to buy one that costs somewhere between forty and fifty dollars.

2. 2.Done together or reciprocally.

   • She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.

3. 3.Shared in confidence.

   • Between you and me, I think the boss is crazy. Let's keep this between ourselves.

4. 4.In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).

   • He's between jobs right now. The shuttle runs between the town and the airport.

Overall

Very common· #169

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Uncommon

General reading & writing

Very common

Academic

Common

Literature

Uncommon

Word family

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