Meaning & use
each of them
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UK/ˌiːtʃ əv ˈðem/
US/ˌiːtʃ əv ˈðem/
Meaning
pronounplural
Every one of a group of people or things, considered individually.
Grammar: Takes a singular verb in careful use: 'Each of them has a car.' It refers to every member of a specific group.
Patterns
- each of them + singular verb
- each of them + possessive
Each of them received a gift.
I asked each of them to bring a notebook.
Each of them was wearing a blue shirt.
Common combinations
- each of them has
- Each of them has a different opinion.
- each of them was
- Each of them was excited about the trip.
- each of them knows
- Each of them knows the answer.
- each of them individually
- She thanked each of them individually.
Synonyms and how they differ
- every one of them
- Similar meaning but slightly more emphatic and often followed by a plural verb.
- all of them
- Refers to the group as a whole, not individually; 'each of them' stresses one by one.
Opposites
none of them
Word family
- each determiner
- Every one considered separately.
Commonly confused: each of them or every of them?
each of them vs every of them
Incorrect; use 'each of them' or 'every one of them'.
Practice
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'Each of them' takes a singular verb in standard English: 'has'. 'Have' is sometimes heard informally but is not correct in careful writing.
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