Meaning & use
both
Used to refer to two people or things together, indicating that something applies equally to each of them.
See it in a sentence
Both of the students finished the difficult exam much earlier than expected.
We invited both sets of grandparents to the small wedding ceremony.
A note on using this word
Both is used only with exactly two items; for three or more, use 'all' instead.
Words with a similar meaning
the twoeach
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
neither
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