What does “each” mean?
- 1
determinerevery one of two or more people or things, seen separately
Each student gets a free book.
- 2
pronounevery single one of a group
The tickets cost ten dollars each.
Each at a glance
- Part of speech
- determiner & pronoun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /itʃ/ · EECH
How to use “each” correctly
“Each” takes a singular verb: “Each child has a bag.” Use “each of” before “the” or a pronoun: “each of them”.
Common phrases with “each”
- each other
- each of
- each time
“each” is on these word lists
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- a determinerA1used before a singular noun when you mean any one, or one not mentioned before
- another determinerA1one more of the same kind
- his determinerA1belonging to or connected with a man or boy already mentioned
- its determinerA1belonging to or connected with a thing or animal already mentioned
- my determinerA1belonging to or connected with the speaker
- our determinerA1belonging to or connected with the speaker and others
- that determinerA1used for a person or thing farther away or already mentioned
- the determinerA1used before a noun when the listener knows which one you mean