What does “both” mean?
- 1
determinerthe two people or things together
Both my parents are teachers.
- 2
conjunctionboth ... and: used to stress that two things are true
She speaks both English and Korean.
Both at a glance
- Part of speech
- determiner & conjunction
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /boʊθ/ · BOHTH
How to use “both” correctly
“Both” goes after “be” but before other main verbs: “They are both tall.” / “They both play tennis.”
Common phrases with “both”
- both of us
- both sides
- both ... and
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- neither
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- all determinerA1the whole number or amount of something
- any determinerA1some; used in questions and negative sentences
- enough determinerA1as much or as many as you need
- every determinerA1all the people or things in a group, considered one by one
- few determinerA1a small number of; some
- many determinerA1a large number of
- more determinerA1a larger number or amount of something
- much determinerA1a large amount of something, used with uncountable nouns