eitheradverb
uk/ˈaɪ.ðər//ˈiː.ðər/us/ˈiː.ðɚ//ˈaɪ.ðɚ/B1 used in negative sentences instead of "also" or "too":
I don't eat meat and my husband doesn't either.
"I've never been to the States." "I haven't either."
They do really good food at that restaurant and it's not very expensive either.
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- I've never been here before either, so it's all strange to me too.
- We certainly don't lead a life of luxury but we're not poor either.
- "And the dress that you bought me doesn't fit either!" she shouted as she walked off.
- Actually I'm pleased you don't want to go, because I don't either.
- I'm not allowed another piece of cake, so you're not either!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Also, extra, and in addition
- added
- additional
- again
- along
- also
- case
- excess
- for good measure idiom
- for luck idiom
- furthermore
- hand
- have sth in hand idiom
- say
- second 1
- the icing on the cake idiom
- thirdly
- to boot idiom
- to cap it all idiom
- to say nothing of ... idiom
- yet
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eitherdeterminer, pronoun, conjunction
uk/ˈaɪ.ðər//ˈiː.ðər/us/ˈiː.ðɚ//ˈaɪ.ðɚ/B1 used when referring to a choice between two possibilities:
Either candidate would be ideal for the job.
"Do you prefer pork or beef?" "I don't like either."
"Would you like the metal or plastic one?" "Either will do."
You can get there by train or bus - either way/in either case it'll take an hour.
We can either eat now or after the show - it's up to you.
Either you leave now or I call the police!
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- You can move the cursor either by using the mouse or by using the arrow keys on the keyboard.
- She either loves you or hates you - it's all or nothing with her.
- We got caught in pouring rain without either raincoats or umbrellas.
- He's either a hero or a villain, depending on your point of view.
- It's either Spanish or Portuguese that she speaks, but I've forgotten which.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Either, or, neither, nor
- and
- and/or 2
- else
- neither
- nor
- or
- or else idiom
- otherwise
eitherdeterminer
uk/ˈaɪ.ðər//ˈiː.ðər/us/ˈiː.ðɚ//ˈaɪ.ðɚ/B2 both:
Unfortunately I was sitting at the table with smokers on either side of me.
More examples
- We have students living on either side of us.
- I had children on either side of me.
- Company directors were seated on either side of me so I was on best behaviour.
- I was lucky because I had friends sitting on either side of me on the plane.
- We have family living on either side of us.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: both, all, each & every
- a
- all
- all
- any
- apiece
- both
- each
- every
- every minute idiom
- pan
- per
- pop
- strength
- the
- throw
- to
- whole