Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   between

   /bɪˈtwiːn/

   preposition

   • 1. at, into, or across the space separating (two objects or regions): "the border between Mexico and the United States" Similar in the middle ofwith one … on either sidearchaic:betwixt
   • 2. in the period separating (two points in time): "they snack between meals"
   • 3. in the interval separating (two points on a scale): "a man aged between 18 and 30"
   • 4. indicating a connection or relationship involving two or more parties: "links between science and industry" Similar connectinglinkingjoiningunitingallying
   • ▪ with reference to a collision or conflict: "a collision in mid-air between two light aircraft"
   • ▪ with reference to a contrast or failure to correspond: "the difference between income and expenditure"
   • ▪ with reference to a choice or differentiation involving two or more things being considered together: "you have to choose between two or three different options"
   • 5. by combining the resources or actions of (two or more people or other entities): "we have created something between us"
   • ▪ shared by (two or more people or things): "they had drunk between them a bottle of Chianti"

   adverb

   • 1. in or along the space separating two objects or regions: "layers of paper with tar in between"
   • 2. in the period separating two points in time: "sets of exercises with no rest in between"

   Word Origin Old Englishbetwēonum, from be ‘by’ + a Germanic word related to two.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • W

     4

   • E

     1

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points