What does “either” mean?
- 1
determinerone or the other of two things or people, it does not matter which
You can park on either side of the street.
- 2
conjunctionused with “or” to show a choice between two possibilities
We can either take the bus or walk.
- 3
adverbused at the end of a negative sentence to mean “also”
I don’t like coffee, and my sister doesn’t either.
Either at a glance
- Part of speech
- determiner, conjunction & adverb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈiðər/ · EE-ther
How to use “either” correctly
Use “too” in positive sentences and “either” in negative ones: “I like it too” but “I don’t like it either.” It can also be said “EYE-ther”.
Common phrases with “either”
- either ... or
- either of them
- on either side
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