What does BOTH mean?

Definitions for BOTH
boʊθboth

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. both(a)adjective

    (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two

    "both girls are pretty"

Wiktionary

  1. bothconjunction

    including both (used with and)

    Both you and I are students

  2. Etymology: From boþe, from báðir

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Bothadjective

    The two; as well the one as the other. Et l’un & l’autre, Fr. It is used only of two.

    Etymology: batu, batþa, Sax.

    And the next day, both morning and afternoon, he was kept by our party. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

    Moses and the prophets, Christ and his apostles, were in their times all preachers of God’s truth; some by word, some by writing; some by both. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 19.

    Which of them shall I take?
    Both? one? or neither? neither can be enjoy’d,
    If both remain alive. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    Two lovers cannot share a single bed;
    As therefore both are equal in degree,
    The lot of both he left to destiny. John Dryden, Fables.

    A Venus and a Helen have been seen,
    Both perjur’d wives, the goddess and the queen. George Granville.

  2. Bothconj.

    As well: it has the conjunction and to correspond with it.

    Etymology: from the adjective.

    Both the boy was worthy to be prais’d,
    And Stimichon has often made me long,
    To hear, like him, so soft, so sweet a song. John Dryden, Past.

Wikipedia

  1. Both

    Both is the third single from American rapper Gucci Manes tenth studio album The Return of East Atlanta Santa. The song features Canadian rapper Drake. The song was written by Radric Davis, Aubrey Graham, Leland Wayne and Joshua Luellen, the latter which are Metro Boomin and Southside provided the production for the song. This songs marks their second collaboration following the 2016 song "Back on Road".

ChatGPT

  1. both

    Both refers to the inclusion or combination of two or more separate individuals, elements, or concepts. It indicates the existence or occurrence of two things simultaneously or in conjunction with each other, emphasizing that they are acting together or sharing a common attribute or characteristic.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Both

    the one and the other; the two; the pair, without exception of either

  2. Both

    as well; not only; equally

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Both

    bōth, adj. and pron. the two: the one and the other.—conj. as well: on the one side. [Ice. bathi, Ger. beide; A.S. ; cf. L. am-bo, Gr. am-phō, Sans. ubha, orig. ambha.]

Editors Contribution

  1. both

    Relating to a partnership.

    They both love each other and know they are marrying each other on the day they chose.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BOTH

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Both is ranked #27818 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Both surname appeared 863 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Both.

    87.2% or 753 total occurrences were White.
    7.8% or 68 total occurrences were Black.
    1.9% or 17 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.6% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.2% or 11 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'BOTH' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #208

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'BOTH' in Written Corpus Frequency: #477

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'BOTH' in Adverbs Frequency: #37

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of BOTH in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of BOTH in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of BOTH in a Sentence

  1. Doug Raaberg:

    What they need  is assurance that the equipment that they're using is sustained both today and tomorrow. We need to provide them good affordable solutions.

  2. Ryan Bremner:

    There are strong associations between religiosity and both health and happiness, but they are only predicted by service attendance.

  3. Chief Executive Michael Roney:

    Based on momentum from last year's second half, it's hard not to be a very positive on 2015 for both of those areas.

  4. Gabriel Wisnewski-Parks:

    Joe Rogan's podcast absolutely has the potential to be dangerous, especially when we're talking about… communication over a public health issue, but it can be just as dangerous if we're going to start censoring because we need to figure out how to keep open those lines of communication in a way that is both critical and willing to question Joe Rogan's authority but at the same time recognizes that his appeal and his popularity are already entrenched in his audience. And that's not going anywhere.

  5. Sam Greene:

    This government has tried very hard to portray itself as the heir of both the Soviet Union and tsarist Russia, but it doesn't want to explicitly take a side in the revolution. If it says it was or was not justified, it is going to make friends among some and alienate a lot of others.

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