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21either ... or — You use either and or when you are mentioning two alternatives and you want to indicate that no other alternatives are possible. You put either in front of the first alternative and or in front of the second one. Recruits are interviewed by… …
22either — adj., pron., adv., & conj. adj. & pron. 1 one or the other of two (either of you can go; you may have either book). 2 each of two (houses on either side of the road; either will do). adv. & conj. 1 as one possibility (is either black or white). 2 …
23either — /ˈaɪðə / (say uydhuh), /ˈiðə / (say eedhuh) adjective 1. one or the other of two: you may sit at either end of the table. 2. each of the two; the one and the other: there are trees on either side of the river. –pronoun 3. one or the other; not… …
24either — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ǣghwæther both, each, from ā always + ge , collective prefix + hwæther which of two, whether more at aye, co Date: before 12th century 1. being the one and the other of two ; each < flowers …
25either — Decisions on Mansfield s economy are now made in either Detroit, Pittsburgh, or New York (New York Times). Either suggests a duality and is almost always better avoided when the context involves quantities of more than two. Often in such… …
26either — determiner, pronoun either of (either of the two; either of them) USAGE NOTE: The use of the preposition of is necessary when two or a pronoun follows. When a noun follows, the following constructions are used either student will know the answer; …
27either — [ ʌɪδə, i: ] conjunction & adverb 1》 used before the first of two (or occasionally more) alternatives specified (the other being introduced by ‘or’). 2》 [adverb, with negative] used to indicate a similarity or link with a statement just made.… …
28either-or — I. | ̷ ̷thəˈ(r) ȯ(ə)r, ȯ(ə) adjective : of or marked by either or : black and white has written an either or book in which the good are totally good and the wicked are totally bad II. noun ( s) : an unavoidable choice or exclusive division betw …
29either — [OE] Either is the modern descendant of an ancient Germanic phrase which meant literally ‘always each of two’. Its constituents were *aiwō, source of English aye ‘ever, always’, (which was also one of the building blocks of which each was made)… …
30either — [OE] Either is the modern descendant of an ancient Germanic phrase which meant literally ‘always each of two’. Its constituents were *aiwō, source of English aye ‘ever, always’, (which was also one of the building blocks of which each was made)… …
