Both
determiner
Used to show that you are referring to two people or things together.
Both John and Sarah are coming
Often appears as...
- both of
- both ... and ...
pronoun
The two, or not just one but both.
John and Sarah are both coming
Often appears as...
- both are
- both were
adverb
Likewise.
He was both tired and hungry
Often appears as...
- both ... and ...
- she is both ...
conjunction
Used before the first of two (usually closely related) clauses.
It's a secret from both his colleagues and his boss
Often appears as...
- both ...
- and ...
determiner
Used to show that you are referring to two people or things together.
Both John and Sarah are coming
Often appears as...
- both of
- both ... and ...
pronoun
The two, or not just one but both.
John and Sarah are both coming
Often appears as...
- both are
- both were
adverb
Likewise.
He was both tired and hungry
Often appears as...
- both ... and ...
- she is both ...
conjunction
Used before the first of two (usually closely related) clauses.
It's a secret from both his colleagues and his boss
Often appears as...
- both ...
- and ...
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Pro Tip 1/2Inclusive Meaning
Implies that everything or everyone mentioned is considered, leaving nothing out.
Both my parents approve of my decision.
Pro Tip 2/2Paired Items
Often used to emphasize a strong or striking similarity or link between two things.
Both teams played with great skill.
Pro Tip 1/2Inclusive Meaning
Implies that everything or everyone mentioned is considered, leaving nothing out.
Both my parents approve of my decision.
Pro Tip 2/2Paired Items
Often used to emphasize a strong or striking similarity or link between two things.
Both teams played with great skill.
Pro Tip 1/2Inclusive Meaning
Implies that everything or everyone mentioned is considered, leaving nothing out.
Both my parents approve of my decision.
Pro Tip 2/2Paired Items
Often used to emphasize a strong or striking similarity or link between two things.
Both teams played with great skill.
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How playing an...
strengthens those brain functions, allowing us to apply that strength to other activities. The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills, which are controlled in both hemispheres of the brain. It also combines the linguistic and mathematical precision,
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How does asthma work? -...
One way is to reduce the presence of triggers. Unfortunately, the world is an unpredictable place and exposure to triggers can't always be controlled. This is where inhalers, the primary treatment for asthma, come in. These medications help asthmatics both control and prevent their asthma symptoms.
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Can you solve the temple...
you realize two of the students have been cursed. At any time, one or both of them might lie, though they also might tell the truth. You know for sure that the curse didn't get you, but you don't know which students can't be trusted, and because the possessed students may lie only occasionally,
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Jonathan Foley: The...
since the end of the ice age. No question. And it rivals climate change in importance. And they're both happening at the same time. But what's really important here to remember is that it's not all bad. It's not that agriculture's a bad thing. In fact, we completely depend on it.
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
and we kind of just both held it and just moved it through the wave. And that for me was really powerful, because sometimes you're not aware of when you need help. Sometimes you're not aware of when to reach out. And then having someone there and acknowledging that and
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Why do people join...
from the inner workings. It claims to provide answers to life's biggest questions through its doctrine, along with the required recipe for change that shapes a new member into a true believer. And most importantly, it uses both formal and informal systems
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What game theory teaches...
it really existed on three tensions there was a nuclear tension both both states had nuclear weapons to end all life there was an ideological tension one was an exporter of democracy and capitalism the other one is an exporter
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The Atlantic slave...
Slavery, the treatment of human beings as property, deprived of personal rights, has occurred in many forms throughout the world. But one institution stands out for both its global scale and its lasting legacy.
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Panda Doesn't Realise...
By removing one cub at birth and then switching them throughout the day and night, keepers are able to encourage panda mothers to feed both siblings, while being under the impression that they have only one.
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Why do cats act so...
and prey for larger carnivores. As both predator and prey, survival of their species depended on crucial instinctual behaviors which we still observe in wild and domestic cats today.
Video examples
How playing an...
strengthens those brain functions, allowing us to apply that strength to other activities. The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills, which are controlled in both hemispheres of the brain. It also combines the linguistic and mathematical precision,
Video examples
How does asthma work? -...
One way is to reduce the presence of triggers. Unfortunately, the world is an unpredictable place and exposure to triggers can't always be controlled. This is where inhalers, the primary treatment for asthma, come in. These medications help asthmatics both control and prevent their asthma symptoms.
Video examples
Can you solve the temple...
you realize two of the students have been cursed. At any time, one or both of them might lie, though they also might tell the truth. You know for sure that the curse didn't get you, but you don't know which students can't be trusted, and because the possessed students may lie only occasionally,
Video examples
Jonathan Foley: The...
since the end of the ice age. No question. And it rivals climate change in importance. And they're both happening at the same time. But what's really important here to remember is that it's not all bad. It's not that agriculture's a bad thing. In fact, we completely depend on it.
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
and we kind of just both held it and just moved it through the wave. And that for me was really powerful, because sometimes you're not aware of when you need help. Sometimes you're not aware of when to reach out. And then having someone there and acknowledging that and
Video examples
Why do people join...
from the inner workings. It claims to provide answers to life's biggest questions through its doctrine, along with the required recipe for change that shapes a new member into a true believer. And most importantly, it uses both formal and informal systems
Video examples
What game theory teaches...
it really existed on three tensions there was a nuclear tension both both states had nuclear weapons to end all life there was an ideological tension one was an exporter of democracy and capitalism the other one is an exporter
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
Slavery, the treatment of human beings as property, deprived of personal rights, has occurred in many forms throughout the world. But one institution stands out for both its global scale and its lasting legacy.
Video examples
Panda Doesn't Realise...
By removing one cub at birth and then switching them throughout the day and night, keepers are able to encourage panda mothers to feed both siblings, while being under the impression that they have only one.
Video examples
Why do cats act so...
and prey for larger carnivores. As both predator and prey, survival of their species depended on crucial instinctual behaviors which we still observe in wild and domestic cats today.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian Musician
I hope never to marry in this way; I wish to make my wife happy, but not to become rich by her means, so I will let things alone and enjoy my golden freedom till I am so well off that I can support both wife and children.
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Vincent Van Gogh
Dutch Painter
I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting, but I cannot, suffering as I am, do without something which is greater than I am, which is my life, the power to create.
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
No matter who we are or what we look like or what we may believe, it is both possible and, more importantly, it becomes powerful to come together in common purpose and common effort.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
Fathering is a major job, but I need both things in my life: my job to be a director, and my kids to direct me.
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Zinedine Zidane
French Athlete
Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
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Aesop
Greek Author
Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
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Robert A. Heinlein
American Writer
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.
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Yvonne De Carlo
Canadian Actress
I guess I lead a double life, and I must admit I'm happy with both.
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Emir Kusturica
Serbian Director
I'm not anti-American. I was raised to love both sides.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian Musician
I hope never to marry in this way; I wish to make my wife happy, but not to become rich by her means, so I will let things alone and enjoy my golden freedom till I am so well off that I can support both wife and children.
Quote examples
Vincent Van Gogh
Dutch Painter
I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting, but I cannot, suffering as I am, do without something which is greater than I am, which is my life, the power to create.
Quote examples
Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
No matter who we are or what we look like or what we may believe, it is both possible and, more importantly, it becomes powerful to come together in common purpose and common effort.
Quote examples
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
Fathering is a major job, but I need both things in my life: my job to be a director, and my kids to direct me.
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Zinedine Zidane
French Athlete
Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
Quote examples
Aesop
Greek Author
Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
Quote examples
Robert A. Heinlein
American Writer
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.
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Yvonne De Carlo
Canadian Actress
I guess I lead a double life, and I must admit I'm happy with both.
Quote examples
Emir Kusturica
Serbian Director
I'm not anti-American. I was raised to love both sides.
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