Apr 3, 2011 · The meaning of BOTH is the one as well as the other. How to use both in a sentence.

We use both to refer to two things or people together: … When we use both before a determiner (e.g. a/an, the, her, his) + noun, both and both of can be used: … We can use both after a …

When you're talking about two things that go together, use the adjective both. If you put on both of your boots, you are wearing the left one and the right one.

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You use both when you are referring to two people or things and saying that something is true about each of them. She cried out in fear and flung both arms up to protect her face. Put both vegetables into a bowl and crush with a potato masher. Both is also a quantifier.

One and the other; relating to or being two in conjunction: Both guests have arrived. Both the books are torn. Both her fingers are broken. The one and the other: Both were candidates. We are both candidates. Both of us are candidates.

Definition of both determiner in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

• You use both or both of before a determiner such as ‘the’, ‘these’, or ‘my’: Both (of) the women were tall. Both (of) her parents are dead. Don’t say: the both women | her both parents • You use both after a pronoun: We both come from Scotland.

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 …

BOTH meaning: used to indicate that two things or people are being referred to rather than just one