What does the word between

между, между

наречие

- между

he separated them by rushing between — он разнял их, бросившись между ними
to go /to act/ between — действовать в качестве посредника
the space between — промежуточное пространство

предлог

- указывает на:
- положение предмета или его движение в каком-л. промежутке между; посреди

there was a table between the door and the window — между дверью и окном стоял стол
the river flows between wooded banks — река протекает меж лесистых берегов
I don’t want to stand between them — я не хочу стоять между ними; я не хочу мешать им
between two fires — образн. между двух огней

- какой-л. вид связи между двумя пунктами между

a train [a plane] between Moscow and Leningrad — поезд [самолёт] между Москвой и Ленинградом
a road runs between the two cities — эти два города соединяются дорогой

- промежуток времени между какими-л. двумя моментами между

between 1941 and 1945 — между 1941 и 1945 гг.
it happened between one and two — это случилось между часом и двумя
we went out between the acts — в антракте мы вышли

- неопределённость качества, количества, расстояния и т. п. около; (нечто среднее) между

between five and six miles away — на расстоянии пяти-шести миль
it weighs between 50 and 60 kilos — это весит 50-60 кг
it is something between an armchair and a sofa — это нечто среднее между креслом и кушеткой

- связи, взаимодействие, отношения между

agreement [coalition, war] between two [three] countries — соглашение [коалиция, война] между двумя [тремя] странами
a marriage between Mr. A. and Mrs. B. — брак между господином А. и госпожой Б.
a look passed between them — они обменялись взглядами
there was great friendship between them — их связывала большая дружба
there was no love lost between them — они друг друга терпеть не могли
between ourselves, between you and me — между нами, конфиденциально, по секрету

- распределение чего-л. между кем-л. между

divide it between the two children [the members of the family] — поделите это между двумя детьми [между членами семьи]

- совместность усилий вместе

let us do it between us — сделаем это вместе
they landed the fish between them — все вместе они вытащили рыбу
they dragged the boat out between them — совместными усилиями они вытащили лодку

- совместность владения на всех

they had 50 rubles between them — у них было 50 рублей на всех

- сопоставление или выбор между

there is not much resemblance between them — между ними мало сходства
what’s the difference between this and that? — какая разница между этим и тем?
choose between them — выберите что-нибудь одно

- результат взаимодействия нескольких факторов из-за

between her job and studies she has no time for fun — из-за работы и занятий у неё не остаётся времени на развлечения

существительное

- что-л., занимающее промежуточное положение
- швейные иглы среднего размера

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

dancing all the dances with little rest between — танцуя все танцы один за другим, почти без перерыва  
two houses with a tree between — два дома, между которыми растёт дерево  
visits are few and far between — посещения редки  
between the beetle and the block — между молотом и наковальней  
to cast (in) a bone between — сеять рознь, вражду  
a borderland between fact and fiction — граница между реальностью и вымыслом  
a choice among / between / of smth. — выбор из чего-л.  
the contrast between the two forms of government — различие между двумя формами правления  
the contrast between town and country — различие между городом и деревней  
cosy agreement between the government and the trade unions — соглашение между правительством и профсоюзами  
to make a difference between good and bad — отличать хорошее от дурного  
to make a differentiation between — различать, проводить различие  

Примеры с переводом

I sat down between Sue and Jane.

Я сел между Сью и Джейн.

The ball rolled between his feet.

Мяч прокатился между его ног.

He stood between his mother and his father.

Он стоял между своими родителями.

You shouldn’t eat between meals.

Вам не следует есть между приемами пищи.

We collected £17 between us.

Мы скинулись и собрали семнадцать фунтов.

Are there any public holidays between Christmas and Easter?

Между Рождеством и Пасхой есть государственные праздники?

There are fences between all the houses.

Все дома огорожены заборами.

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Preposition



The ball rolled between the desk and the wall.



He stood between his mother and his father.



The office has two desks with a table between them.



They put up a fence between their house and their neighbor’s house.



There are fences between all the houses.



If you want to lose weight, you shouldn’t eat between meals.



Between bites of food, they talked to their teacher.



The two days between Monday and Thursday are Tuesday and Wednesday.



We should arrive between 9 and 10 o’clock.

Adverb



The office has two desks with a table between.

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between preposition, adverb (TIME)

What part of speech is between?

BETWEEN (adverb, preposition) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.

Is the word between an adverb?

between (preposition) between (adverb) go–between (noun) … far (adverb)

What type of preposition is between?

Prepositions of place show the relationship of place between the nouns to the other parts of a sentence. On, at, in, by, from, to, towards, up, down, across, between, among, through, in front of, behind, above, over, under, below, etc. are the most common prepositions of place/direction.

Is between a prepositional phrase?

Between and prepositional phrases

Between is most often used to introduce a prepositional phrase which contains two singular or plural noun phrases: There was a cyclist [prepositional phrase]between the car and the lorry.

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What are 5 examples of prepositions?

Some examples of common prepositions used in sentences are:

  • He sat on the chair.
  • There is some milk in the fridge.
  • She was hiding under the table.
  • The cat jumped off the counter.
  • He drove over the bridge.
  • She lost her ring at the beach.
  • The book belongs to Anthony.
  • They were sitting by the tree.

How do you identify a preposition in a sentence?

Prepositions usually appear before a noun or pronoun, establishing a relationship between nouns, pronouns, and other parts of the sentence. Often short words that indicate direction or location, prepositions must be memorized in order to be recognized.

What are the 20 prepositions?

Here is a list of commonly used prepositions: above, across, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, by, down, from, in, into, near, of, off, on, to, toward, under, upon, with and within.

What are the 4 main types of prepositions?

There are following types of prepositions.

  • Simple Preposition. When a preposition consists of one word is called single or simple preposition. …
  • Double Preposition. …
  • Compound Preposition. …
  • Participle Preposition. …
  • Disguised Prepositions. …
  • Phrase Prepositions.

Where do we use between?

You can use between when there are more than two elements involved: He had to choose between a bicycle, a train set, a pair of sneakers, and a new backpack for his birthday present. In fact, you can use between for any number of elements, as long as all the elements are separate and distinct.

Is in between a single word?

In between should always appear as two words. Although inbetween is common, it is a misspelling and does not appear in any English dictionary. Unnecessarily adding in to between is also a common grammatical mistake. As a compound adjective, in-between should be hyphenated.

What is run in parts of speech?

pronunciation: ruhn parts of speech: intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun phrases: run across, run down, run out, run out of, run up, in the long run features: Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer.

Is the verb mean?

verb (used with object), meant, mean·ing. to have in mind as one’s purpose or intention: I meant to compliment you on your work. to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other.

What are the 10 parts of speech?

Commonly listed English parts of speech are noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, interjection, numeral, article, or determiner.

How many different parts of speech are there?

There are eight parts of speech in the English language: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. The part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence.

How many figures of speech are there?

The five major categories. In European languages, figures of speech are generally classified in five major categories: (1) figures of resemblance or relationship, (2) figures of emphasis or understatement, (3) figures of sound, (4) verbal games and gymnastics, and (5) errors.

How many prepositions are there in English grammar?

There are about 150 prepositions in English.

How many different types of prepositions are there?

There are five types of prepositions. They are simple, double, compound, participle, and phrase prepositions. A preposition is used to show a relationship between the noun, pronoun, or phrases in a sentence.

What are 10 examples interjections?

Here are some more interjections, this time used in the context of an accompanying sentence:

  • Ahh, that feels wonderful.
  • Alas! I’m lost in the wilderness.
  • Bah! That was a total waste of time.
  • Bless you! I couldn’t have done it without you.
  • It’s time for me to go. Cheerio!
  • Congrats! …
  • Crikey! …
  • Gesundheit!

What are the 25 most common prepositions?

25 Most Common Prepositions

  • out.
  • against.
  • during.
  • without.
  • before.
  • under.
  • around.
  • among.

What is without in grammar?

from English Grammar Today. The preposition without means ‘not having something’ or ‘lacking something’: I can’t drink tea without milk.

What are the examples of verb?

Action verb examples:

  • Run.
  • Dance.
  • Slide.
  • Jump.
  • Think.
  • Do.
  • Go.
  • Stand.

What is preposition in grammar?

A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. Some examples of prepositions are words like «in,» «at,» «on,» «of,» and «to.»

between between bɪˈtwi:n

  1. что-л, занимающее промежуточное положение
  2. швейные иглы среднего размера
  3. между

    he separated them by rushing between ― он разнял их, бросившись
    между ними

    to go between ― действовать в качестве посредника

    the space between ― промежуточное пространство

  4. указывает на положение предмета или его движение в каком-л
    промежутке: между; посреди

    there was a table between the door and the window ― между
    дверью и окном стоял стол

    the river flows between wooded banks ― река протекает меж
    лесистых берегов

    I don’t want to stand between them ― я не хочу стоять между
    ними; я не хочу мешать им

    between two fires ― образ. между двух огней

  5. указывает на какой-л вид связи между двумя пунктами между

    a train between Moscow and Leningrad ― поезд между Москвой
    и Ленинградом

    a road runs between the two cities ― эти два города соединяются
    дорогой

  6. указывает на промежуток времени между какими-л двумя
    моментами между

    between 1941 and 1945 ― между 1941 и 1945 гг.

    it happened between one and two ― это случилось между часом
    и двумя

    we went out between the acts ― в антракте мы вышли

  7. указывает на неопределенность качества, количества,
    расстояния около;
    (нечто среднее) между

    between five and six miles away ― на расстоянии пяти-шести миль

    it weighs between 50 and 60 kilos ― это весит 50-60 кг

    it is something between an armchair and a sofa ― это нечто
    среднее между креслом и кушеткой

  8. указывает на связи, взаимодействие, отношения между

    ageeement between two countries ― соглашение между двумя
    странами

    a marriage between Mr. A. and Mrs. B. ― брак между господином
    А. и госпожой Б.

    a look passed between them ― они обменялись взглядами

    there was great friendship between them ― их связывала большая
    дружба

    there was no love lost between them ― они друг друга терпеть
    не могли

    between ourselves, between you and me ― между нами,
    конфиденциально, по секрету

  9. указывает на распределение чего-л между кем-л между

    divide it between the two children ― поделите это между
    двумя детьми

  10. указывает на совместность усилий вместе

    let us do it between us ― сделаем это вместе

    they landed the fish between them ― все вместе они вытащили рыбу

    they dragged the boat out between them ― совместными усилиями
    они вытащили лодку

  11. указывает на совместность владения на всех

    they had 50 rubles between them ― у них было 50 рублей на всех

  12. указывает на сопоставление или выбор между

    there is not mush resemblance between them ― между ними мало
    сходства

    what’s the difference between this and that? ― какая разница
    между этим и тем?

    choose between them ― выберите что-нибудь одно

  13. указывает на результат взаимодействия нескольких факторов
    из-за

    between her job and studies she has no time for fun ― из-за
    работы и занятий у нее не остается времени на развлечения

  14. в сочетаниях:

    as between ― юр. в отношениях между

    as between sellers and buyers ― в отношениях между продавцами
    и покупателями

    in between ― в промежуточном положении; посреди (чего-л);
    окруженный (чем-л)

between-girl between-girl bɪˈtwi:n — ɡə:l

    уст. помощница кухарки или горничной; служанка для
    `черной` работы

between-maid between-maid bɪˈtwi:n — meɪd

    уст. помощница кухарки или горничной; служанка для
    черной работы

betweenbrain betweenbrain

    анат. промежуточный мозг

betweentimes betweentimes

    иногда, время от времени, по временам

betweenwhiles betweenwhiles

    иногда, время от времени, по временам

preposition.
between preposition, adverb (SPACE)

Contents

  • 1 Is between an adverb and adjective?
  • 2 What is the preposition for between?
  • 3 Is between an adverb of place?
  • 4 What is this word between?
  • 5 What is the difference between a noun and adjective?
  • 6 How do you tell the difference between a noun verb adjective and adverb?
  • 7 Is the word between a conjunction?
  • 8 Is it between and/or between to?
  • 9 How do you use the word between?
  • 10 Is between a preposition or adverb?
  • 11 How do you use between adverbs?
  • 12 Is next an adverb of place?
  • 13 What’s another word for in between?
  • 14 What is the word for in between?
  • 15 What is the difference between a noun and an adverb?
  • 16 What is the difference between an adverb and a verb?
  • 17 What is the difference between verb and noun?
  • 18 What’s the difference between noun and pronoun?
  • 19 How do you tell if a word is a noun adjective or verb?
  • 20 What part of speech replaces nouns?

Is between an adverb and adjective?

The main difference between them is what they describe. Adjectives describe a noun, whereas adverbs are used to describe verbs. The adjective is among the 8 parts of speech that describe a noun, or a pronoun.

What is the preposition for between?

Between is most often used to introduce a prepositional phrase which contains two singular or plural noun phrases: There was a cyclist [prepositional phrase]between the car and the lorry.

Is between an adverb of place?

An adverb of place can indicate an object’s position in relation to another object. For example: Below, between, above, behind, through, around and so forth. Many adverbs of place indicate movement in a particular direction and end in the letters “-ward or -wards”.

What is this word between?

preposition. in the space separating (two points, objects, etc.): between New York and Chicago. intermediate to, in time, quantity, or degree: between twelve and one o’clock; between 50 and 60 apples; between pink and red.

What is the difference between a noun and adjective?

Noun: a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance or quality e.g.’nurse’, ‘cat’, ‘party’, ‘oil’ and ‘poverty’.Adjective: a word that describes a noun e.g. ‘big‘, ‘boring’, ‘pink’, ‘quick’ and ‘obvious’.

How do you tell the difference between a noun verb adjective and adverb?

Nouns are things, adjectives describe things, verbs are what the things do, and adverbs are how they do it.

Is the word between a conjunction?

Main Difference – Preposition vs Conjunction
The main difference between preposition and conjunction is that conjunctions connect two clauses or sentences while prepositions connect nouns or pronouns to another word.

Is it between and/or between to?

These combinations are not interchangeable, but many writers mistakenly combine “between” with “to” and “from” with “and.” When defining two or more end parameters, “between” is most effectively linked with “and”; “from” most effectively linked with “to” (and more than one “to” may be used in a series of linked terms

How do you use the word between?

When to Use Between
You can use between when there are more than two elements involved: He had to choose between a bicycle, a train set, a pair of sneakers, and a new backpack for his birthday present. In fact, you can use between for any number of elements, as long as all the elements are separate and distinct.

Is between a preposition or adverb?

Between can be used several ways as a preposition or an adverb, but the confusion of between vs. in between tends to arise when we use between as a preposition that means “in the time, space, or interval that separates.”

How do you use between adverbs?

​in the space or period of time separating two or more points, objects, etc. or two dates, events, etc.

  1. The house was near a park but there was a road in between.
  2. I see her most weekends but not very often in between.

Is next an adverb of place?

Next is an adjective, an adverb or a pronoun. Warning: Next does not mean nearest: Can you tell me where the nearest supermarket is please?

What’s another word for in between?

In-between synonyms
In this page you can discover 6 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for in-between, like: mediate, middle, in the middle, thru, inbetween and space-between.

What is the word for in between?

Synonyms & Antonyms of in-between
as in gray, borderline. Synonyms & Near Synonyms for in-between. betwixt and between, borderline, gray.

What is the difference between a noun and an adverb?

Nouns name persons, places, things, ideas, or qualities, e.g., Franklin, boy, Yangtze River, shoreline, Bible, desk, fear, happiness.Adjectives describe or modify nouns or pronouns, e.g., gentle, helpful, small. Adverbs describe or modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, e.g., almost, gently, helpfully, someday.

What is the difference between an adverb and a verb?

An adverb is a verb that has gone into advertising.The main difference between verbs vs. adverbs is that verbs are action words, and adverbs are description words. Verbs state the action performed by a noun, while adverbs provide more information about how that action is performed.

What is the difference between verb and noun?

What is the difference between Noun and Verb? Noun refers to a person, place, object or concept. Verb indicates an action, occurrence or a state of being.

What’s the difference between noun and pronoun?

A noun is what we call the word that names something or someone. A noun may be a person, a thing or a place.A pronoun is a subcategory of nouns.

How do you tell if a word is a noun adjective or verb?

When in doubt, use the word in a sentence, then see how it’s being used.

  1. A noun will be something – a thing. It will be the thing that is acting or upon which it is being done.
  2. A verb will be the action the noun is experiencing.
  3. An adjective tells us more about the noun.
  4. An adverb tells us more about the verb.

What part of speech replaces nouns?

Pronoun
Parts of Speech Table

part of speech function or “job” example words
Pronoun replaces a noun I, you, he, she, some
Preposition links a noun to another word to, at, after, on, but
Conjunction joins clauses or sentences or words and, but, when
Interjection short exclamation, sometimes inserted into a sentence oh!, ouch!, hi!, well

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • betweene (archaic)
  • betwene (archaic)
  • b/w (abbreviation)
  • btwn (abbreviation)

Etymology[edit]

PIE word
*dwóh₁

From Middle English betwene, from Old English betwēonum (between, among, dative plural, literally by the two, near both), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (be-) + *twīhnaz (two each), corresponding to be- +‎ twain. Cognate with Scots between (between), Scots atween (between), Gothic 𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹 (tweihnai, two each), Old English betweohs (between), Old English twinn (double, twofold). More at betwixt, twin.

Pronunciation[edit]

The green pepper is between the white rectangles.
  • (UK) IPA(key): /bɪˈtwiːn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈtwin/, /bɪˈtwin/, [bɪˈtʰwin]
  • Rhymes: -iːn
  • Hyphenation: be‧tween

Preposition[edit]

between

  1. In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)

    John stood between Amy and Mary.  Let’s meet between two and three.

    I want to buy one that costs somewhere between forty and fifty dollars.

    • 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate [], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, [], →OCLC:

      Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.

    • 2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4:

      Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.

  2. Done together or reciprocally.

    conversation between friends

    • 1935, George Goodchild, chapter 1, in Death on the Centre Court:

      She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.

  3. Shared in confidence.

    Between you and me, I think the boss is crazy.  Let’s keep this between ourselves.

  4. In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).

    He’s between jobs right now.  The shuttle runs between the town and the airport.

    • 2020, Lisa Lerer, “This Is Not the Debate We Wanted”, in The New York Times[2]:

      [If] you don’t want to flip the channels between Biden and Trump, join [the] live chat, [which is covering] both town halls.

  5. Combined (by effort or ownership).

    Between us all, we shall succeed.  We’ve only got £5 between us.

    Between the leaky taps and the peeling wallpaper, there isn’t much about this house to appeal to a buyer.

  6. One of (representing a choice).

    You must choose between him and me.

    Some colour-blind people can’t distinguish between red and green.

  7. Taking together the combined effect of.

    Between the food and the card games, this proved to be the best birthday party I have ever had.

Usage notes[edit]

  • It is sometimes said that between usually applies to two things, while among applies to more than two things. According to the Oxford English Dictionary: «In all senses, between has been, from its earliest appearance, extended to more than two. In OE and ME, it was so extended in sense 1, in which among is now considered better. It is still the only word available to express the relation of a thing to many surrounding things severally and individually, among expressing a relation to them collectively and vaguely: we should not say ‘the space lying among the three points,’ or ‘a treaty among three powers,’ or ‘the choice lies among the three candidates in the select list,’ or ‘to insert a needle among the closed petals of a flower’».[1]

Synonyms[edit]

  • atween (archaic)
  • atwix (dialectal)
  • atwixt (archaic)
  • betwixt (archaic)
  • betwixte (archaic)

Derived terms[edit]

  • between a rock and a hard place
  • between decks
  • between jobs
  • between ourselves
  • between Scylla and Charybdis
  • between the devil and the deep blue sea
  • between the ears
  • between the hammer and the anvil
  • between the jigs and the reels
  • between the pegs
  • between the pipes
  • between times
  • between two stools
  • between wind and water
  • between you and I
  • between you and me
  • between you and me and the bedpost
  • between you and me and these four walls
  • between-step
  • between-subjects
  • between-time
  • betwixt and between
  • bit between one’s teeth
  • caught between two stools
  • come between
  • create daylight between oneself and someone
  • drive a wedge between
  • fall between the cracks
  • fall between two stools
  • few and far between
  • get between
  • go-between
  • in between
  • in-between
  • in-between hop
  • keep it between the ditches
  • know the difference between one’s ass and a hole in the ground
  • know the difference between one’s ass and one’s elbow
  • mean distance between failure
  • nothing to choose between
  • put daylight between oneself and someone
  • read between the lines
  • rose between two thorns
  • stand between
  • step between
  • sympathy is between shit and syphilis
  • tail between one’s legs
  • tail-between-one’s-legs
  • there’s many a slip between the cup and the lip

Translations[edit]

in the position or interval that separates two things

  • Albanian: midis (sq), ndërmjet (sq)
  • Arabic: بَيْنَ (ar) (bayna)
    Egyptian Arabic: بين(bēn)
  • Aragonese: entre
  • Armenian: միջև (hy) (miǰew)
  • Aromanian: ntrã
  • Assamese: -অৰ মাজ- (-or maz-) (with locative, genitive, dative or instrumental suffix depending on the context)
  • Asturian: ente (ast)
  • Azerbaijani: arasında (az)
  • Bashkir: араһында (arahında)
  • Belarusian: памі́ж (pamíž)
  • Bengali: মধ্যে (bn) (moddhe), মাঝে (bn) (majhe)
  • Bulgarian: между́ (bg) (meždú)
  • Burmese: ကြား (my) (kra:)
  • Catalan: entre (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 之間之间 (zh) (zhījiān),  (zh) (jiān)
  • Czech: mezi (cs)
  • Danish: mellem (da)
  • Dutch: tussen (nl)
  • Egyptian: (jmjtw)
  • Esperanto: inter (eo)
  • Extremaduran: entri
  • Farefare: tẽŋasʋka, tɩŋasʋka
  • Faroese: millum, ímillum
  • Finnish: välissä (fi), keskellä (fi)
  • French: entre (fr)
  • Friulian: tra, fra, jenfri
  • Galician: entre (gl), ontre
  • Georgian: შორის (šoris)
  • German: zwischen (de)
  • Greek: ανάμεσα (el) (anámesa)
    Ancient: μεταξύ (metaxú)
  • Hebrew: בֵּין (he) (bein)
  • Hiligaynon: tunga, sa gintung-an
  • Hindi: … के बीच (hi) (… ke bīc)
  • Hungarian: között (hu)
  • Icelandic: á milli (is)
  • Ido: inter (io)
  • Indonesian: di antara, antara (id)
  • Ingrian: välis (location), välil (time)
  • Irish: idir
  • Italian: tra (it), fra (it)
  • Japanese: …の間に (ja) (no aida ni (のあいだに))
  • Kapampangan: pilatan
  • Kazakh: ортасында (ortasynda)
  • Khmer: រវាង (km) (rawīəng)
  • Korean: 가운데에 (ko) (gaunde-e), 사이에 (ko) (sai-e), 간에 (ko) (gan-e)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: لەبەینی … دا(lebeynî … da)
    Northern Kurdish: di navbera … de
  • Kyrgyz: ортосунда (ky) (ortosunda)
  • Lao: ລະຫວ່າງ (la wāng)
  • Latin: inter (la)
  • Latvian: starp, vidū
  • Luxembourgish: tëschent (lb)
  • Macedonian: меѓу (meǵu), измеѓу (izmeǵu)
  • Malay: di antara, antara (ms)
  • Maltese: bejn
  • Mongolian: хооронд (mn) (xoorond), дундуур (mn) (dunduur)
  • Navajo: bitaʼgi
  • Norwegian: mellom (no)
  • Occitan: entre (oc)
  • Old Church Slavonic:
    Cyrillic: междоу (meždu)
  • Old English: betweox
  • Pashto: تر منځ(ter mentz)
  • Persian: بین (fa) (beyn), میان (fa) (miyân)
  • Polish: pomiędzy (pl), między (pl)
  • Portuguese: entre (pt)
  • Romanian: între (ro)
  • Russian: ме́жду (ru) (méždu), меж (ru) (mež), посреди́ (ru) (posredí), среди́ (ru) (sredí)
  • Scots: atween
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: и̏змеђу, међу
    Roman: ȉzmeđu, među
  • Slovak: medzi
  • Slovene: med (sl)
  • Sorbian:
    Lower Sorbian: mjazy
    Upper Sorbian: mjez (hsb), mjezy (hsb)
  • Spanish: entre (es)
  • Swedish: mellan (sv)
  • Tagalog: gitna (tl)
  • Tajik: байни (bayni), миёни (miyoni)
  • Thai: ระหว่าง (th) (rá-wàang)
  • Turkish: arasında (tr)
  • Turkmen: arasynda
  • Ukrainian: між (miž), меж (mež)
  • Urdu: بیچ(bīc)
  • Uzbek: oʻrtasida (uz)
  • Vietnamese: giữa (vi), ở giữa
  • Welsh: rhwng (cy)
  • West Frisian: tusken
  • Yiddish: צווישן(tsvishn)

in transit from one to the other

  • Armenian: միջև (hy) (miǰew)
  • Bulgarian: помежду (bg) (pomeždu)
  • Danish: mellem (da)
  • Dutch: tussen (nl)
  • Finnish: välissä (fi), välillä (fi)
  • German: zwischen (de)
  • Hebrew: בין (he) (bein)
  • Ido: inter (io)
  • Italian: tra (it), fra (it)
  • Korean: 간을 (ko) (gan-eul)
  • Latvian: starp
  • Macedonian: по́меѓу (pómeǵu)
  • Norwegian: mellom (no)
  • Persian: بین (fa) (beyn)
  • Polish: między (pl), pomiędzy (pl)
  • Portuguese: entre (pt)
  • Romanian: între (ro)
  • Russian: ме́жду (ru) (méždu) (but often a different construction is used, and между here is sometimes considered nonstandard)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: ме̏ђу
    Roman: mȅđu
  • Slovak: medzi
  • Spanish: entre (es)
  • West Frisian: tusken

combined by effort or ownership

  • Danish: tilsammen (adverb), ved (da) fælles hjælp (da) (by combined forces), i forening
  • Dutch: onder (nl)
  • Finnish: kesken (fi), yhteensä (fi), välillä (fi)
  • Italian: tra (it)
  • Macedonian: за́едно (záedno)
  • Portuguese: entre (pt)
  • Russian: сумма́рно (ru) (summárno), всего́ (ru) (vsevó), на всех (na vsex), вме́сте (ru) (vméste)
  • Spanish: entre (es)

one of, representing a choice

  • Armenian: միջև (hy) (miǰew)
  • Bulgarian: между (bg) (meždu)
  • Czech: mezi (cs)
  • Danish: mellem (da)
  • Dutch: tussen (nl)
  • Finnish: väliltä, can be expressed by the elative case (-sta/-stä)
  • French: entre (fr)
  • German: zwischen (de)
  • Hebrew: בין (he) (bein)
  • Ido: inter (io)
  • Italian: tra (it), fra (it)
  • Korean: 사이 (ko) (sai),  (ko) (jung) 하나 (ko) (hana)
  • Latvian: starp
  • Macedonian: по́меѓу (pómeǵu)
  • Norwegian: mellom (no)
  • Persian: بین (fa) (beyn)
  • Polish: pomiędzy (pl), między (pl)
  • Portuguese: entre (pt)
  • Romanian: între (ro)
  • Russian: ме́жду (ru) (méždu)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: и̏змеђу
    Roman: ȉzmeđu
  • Spanish: entre (es)
  • Swedish: mellan (sv)
  • West Frisian: tusken

See also[edit]

  • betwixt
  • among

Noun[edit]

between (plural betweens)

  1. A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.

References[edit]

  1. ^
    “How to distinguish “between” and “among””, in (please provide the title of the work)[1], (please provide a date or year)

Anagrams[edit]

  • betwene


Asked by: Terence Considine

Score: 4.8/5
(53 votes)

between preposition, adverb (TIME)

What part of speech is between?

BETWEEN (adverb, preposition) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.

Is the word between an adverb?

between (preposition) between (adverb) go–between (noun) … far (adverb)

What type of preposition is between?

Prepositions of place show the relationship of place between the nouns to the other parts of a sentence. On, at, in, by, from, to, towards, up, down, across, between, among, through, in front of, behind, above, over, under, below, etc. are the most common prepositions of place/direction.

Is between a prepositional phrase?

Between and prepositional phrases

Between is most often used to introduce a prepositional phrase which contains two singular or plural noun phrases: There was a cyclist [prepositional phrase]between the car and the lorry.

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What are 5 examples of prepositions?

Some examples of common prepositions used in sentences are:

  • He sat on the chair.
  • There is some milk in the fridge.
  • She was hiding under the table.
  • The cat jumped off the counter.
  • He drove over the bridge.
  • She lost her ring at the beach.
  • The book belongs to Anthony.
  • They were sitting by the tree.

How do you identify a preposition in a sentence?

Prepositions usually appear before a noun or pronoun, establishing a relationship between nouns, pronouns, and other parts of the sentence. Often short words that indicate direction or location, prepositions must be memorized in order to be recognized.

What are the 20 prepositions?

Here is a list of commonly used prepositions: above, across, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, by, down, from, in, into, near, of, off, on, to, toward, under, upon, with and within.

What are the 4 main types of prepositions?

There are following types of prepositions.

  • Simple Preposition. When a preposition consists of one word is called single or simple preposition. …
  • Double Preposition. …
  • Compound Preposition. …
  • Participle Preposition. …
  • Disguised Prepositions. …
  • Phrase Prepositions.

Where do we use between?

You can use between when there are more than two elements involved: He had to choose between a bicycle, a train set, a pair of sneakers, and a new backpack for his birthday present. In fact, you can use between for any number of elements, as long as all the elements are separate and distinct.

Is in between a single word?

In between should always appear as two words. Although inbetween is common, it is a misspelling and does not appear in any English dictionary. Unnecessarily adding in to between is also a common grammatical mistake. As a compound adjective, in-between should be hyphenated.

What is run in parts of speech?

pronunciation: ruhn parts of speech: intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun phrases: run across, run down, run out, run out of, run up, in the long run features: Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer.

Is the verb mean?

verb (used with object), meant, mean·ing. to have in mind as one’s purpose or intention: I meant to compliment you on your work. to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other.

What are the 10 parts of speech?

Commonly listed English parts of speech are noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, interjection, numeral, article, or determiner.

How many different parts of speech are there?

There are eight parts of speech in the English language: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. The part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence.

How many figures of speech are there?

The five major categories. In European languages, figures of speech are generally classified in five major categories: (1) figures of resemblance or relationship, (2) figures of emphasis or understatement, (3) figures of sound, (4) verbal games and gymnastics, and (5) errors.

How many prepositions are there in English grammar?

There are about 150 prepositions in English.

How many different types of prepositions are there?

There are five types of prepositions. They are simple, double, compound, participle, and phrase prepositions. A preposition is used to show a relationship between the noun, pronoun, or phrases in a sentence.

What are 10 examples interjections?

Here are some more interjections, this time used in the context of an accompanying sentence:

  • Ahh, that feels wonderful.
  • Alas! I’m lost in the wilderness.
  • Bah! That was a total waste of time.
  • Bless you! I couldn’t have done it without you.
  • It’s time for me to go. Cheerio!
  • Congrats! …
  • Crikey! …
  • Gesundheit!

What are the 25 most common prepositions?

25 Most Common Prepositions

  • out.
  • against.
  • during.
  • without.
  • before.
  • under.
  • around.
  • among.

What is without in grammar?

from English Grammar Today. The preposition without means ‘not having something’ or ‘lacking something’: I can’t drink tea without milk.

What are the examples of verb?

Action verb examples:

  • Run.
  • Dance.
  • Slide.
  • Jump.
  • Think.
  • Do.
  • Go.
  • Stand.

What is preposition in grammar?

A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. Some examples of prepositions are words like «in,» «at,» «on,» «of,» and «to.»

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WordReference English-Russian Dictionary © 2023:

Главные переводы
английский русский
between prep (intermediate to) между предл
  Chicago is between New York and Los Angeles.
  Чикаго находится между Нью-Йорком и Лос-Анжелесом.
between prep (connecting) между предл
  There is a bridge between the two shores.
  Между двумя берегами есть мост.
between prep (comparing) (выбор:) между предл
  I’m trying to decide between the red car and the blue one.
  Я пытаюсь сделать выбор между красной и синей машинами.

Collins Russian Dictionary 2nd Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2000, 1997:

between [bɪˈtwiːn]
prep ме́жду +instr

adv
in between ме́жду тем
the road between here and London доро́га отсю́да до Ло́ндона
we only had Ь5 between us у нас на двои́х бы́ло всего́ Ь5

* is used to mark translations which have irregular inflections. The Russian-English side of the dictionary gives inflectional information.

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What does the word *between» mean exactly ?

For example You can sign up for this course between 1 and 20 juli. Does that mean from 1 to 19 or from 1 juli to 20 ? And does the 1 count of not ?

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