each
//iːt͡ʃ//
Forms
- Plural
- eaches
Definitions
1.For one; apiece; per.
- The apples cost 50 cents each.
2.Individually; separately; used in a sentence with a plural subject to indicate that the action or state described by the verb applies to all members of the described group individually, rather than collectively to the entire group.
- You are each right in a different way.
- The apartments each boast central heating.
- We ordered half a chicken each, but we each got a whole one.
1.All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
- Make sure you wash each bowl well.
- The sun comes up each morning and sets each night.
1.Every one/thing individually or one by one.
- I'm going to give each of you a chance to win.
- From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.
1.An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.
- An each, piece, single item, or individual item package.
- The commonly used term “each” means that each individual item is one unit.
- In one embodiment, there is an additional charge when ordering products as an “each” compared to the unit cost of the item when ordered by the case.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #234
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Uncommon
Etymology
From Middle English eche, elche, ilch, from Old English ǣlċ, contraction of ǣġhwelċ. Comparable to aye + alike.