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# both

determiner, pronoun (both, both of); conjunction (both … and)

«both» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Both means the two of them together, not just one: both hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#m1)
2. «Both … and» joins two things that are true together: both tall and strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#m2)
3. (casual) «Both of yous» or «yous both» (Ireland, Australia, parts of UK) means «you two». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#m3)
4. (rough) «Both of you, out!» or «You're both as bad as each other» tells off two people together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#m4)
5. (formal) The exam voice says «each of the two», «the pair», «jointly», «the two aforementioned». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#m5)

### In the lessons

two things that act the same way, or two parts counted together («how many do they have both together?» = add); «both have 5 each» = 2 groups of 5; in everyday life «both of us», «use both hands», «both sides of the road», «look both ways»; in casual talk «yous both», in rough talk «both of you, shut it»; in the exam voice «jointly», «in combination», «each of the two pupils»

### Examples

- «How many more … than» and «how many fewer … than» both ask for the difference: subtract. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#x1)
- Ana has 6 shells and Ben has 4. How many shells do they have both together? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#x2)
- Both boys have 5 cards each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#x3)
- Hold the cup with both hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#x4)
- Both my parents work in a hospital. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#x5)
- She is both clever and kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#x6)
- Look both ways before you cross. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#x7)
- Both of the puppies are asleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#x8)
- Right, both of yous, in the car now! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#x9)
- You're both as bad as each other, stop fighting over 2 crisps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#x10)
- Determine the number of shells held jointly by the two pupils, given that Ana holds 6 and Ben holds 4. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#x11)
- They both bent over the corpse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/#x12)

### Note

«both … together» asks for a total of two parts: add; «jointly» and «in combination» in an exam mean the same. Trap: «both have 5 each» is two equal groups: 2 × 5. «Both» always means exactly two; for more than two use «all». «yous» is a casual plural «you», common in Ireland and Australia, not standard in writing.

## In Jewish tradition

two things that act the same way, or two parts counted together («how many do they have both together?» = add); «both have 5 each» = 2 groups of 5; in everyday life «both of us», «use both hands», «both sides of the road», «look both ways»; in casual talk «yous both», in rough talk «both of you, shut it»; in the exam voice «jointly», «in combination», «each of the two pupils»

### Examples

- Thus he did to both of them in the two corners. (Torah EXO.36.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/both/#x1)
- Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. (Torah GEN.19.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/both/#x2)
- Wherefore that place was called Beer-sheba; because there they swore both of them. (Torah GEN.21.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/both/#x3)
- Both low and high, rich and poor together. (Writings PSA.49.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/both/#x4)
- Both young men and maidens, old men and children; (Writings PSA.148.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/both/#x5)
- Who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and beast. (Writings PSA.135.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/both/#x6)

### Note

«both … together» asks for a total of two parts: add; «jointly» and «in combination» in an exam mean the same. Trap: «both have 5 each» is two equal groups: 2 × 5. «Both» always means exactly two; for more than two use «all». «yous» is a casual plural «you», common in Ireland and Australia, not standard in writing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «both» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/both/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«both» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/both.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «both» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/both/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«both» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/both.html) on Mova free.