Between

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  • preposition. undefined
  • preposition. In or through the position or interval separating.
  • preposition. Intermediate to, as in quantity, amount, or degree.
  • preposition. Connecting spatially.
  • preposition. Associating or uniting in a reciprocal action or relationship.
  • preposition. In confidence restricted to.
  • preposition. undefined
  • preposition. By the combined effort or effect of.
  • preposition. In the combined ownership of.
  • preposition. As measured against. Often used to express a reciprocal relationship.
  • adverb. In an intermediate space, position, or time; in the interim.
  • idiom. (in between) In an intermediate situation.
  • idiom. (in between times) During an intervening period; in the meantime.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One of a grade of needles between sharps and blunts.
  • In the space which separates (two points, places, objects, or lines); at any point of the distance from one to the other of: as, between the eyes; between Washington and Philadelphia; the prisoner was placed between two policemen.
  • In intermediate relation to, as regards time, quantity, or degree: as, it occurred between his incoming and outgoing; a baronet is between a knight and a baron; they cost between $5 and $6 each; between 12 and 1 o'clock.
  • In the mutual relations of: as, discord exists between the two families.
  • From one to another of, as in the exchange of actions or intercourse.
  • In the joint interest or possession of: as, they own the property between them.
  • By the action, power, or effort of one or both of.
  • In regard to the respective natures or qualities of: as, to distinguish between right and wrong.
  • In regard to one or the other of: as, to choose between two things.
  • In the intermediate space; in intermediate relation as regards time, etc.: with an object understood.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Intermediate time or space; interval.
  • preposition. In the space which separates; betwixt.
  • preposition. Used in expressing motion from one body or place to another; from one to another of two.
  • preposition. Belonging in common to two; shared by both.
  • preposition. Belonging to, or participated in by, two, and involving reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation.
  • preposition. With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent or subject.
  • preposition. In intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity, or degree.
  • preposition. the space, or in the space, between the decks of a vessel.
  • preposition. in confidence; with the understanding that the matter is not to be communicated to others.
  • preposition. undefined
  • preposition. undefined
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • preposition. In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See the Usage notes below.)
  • preposition. Done together or reciprocally.
  • preposition. Shared in confidence.
  • preposition. In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).
  • preposition. Combined (by effort or ownership).
  • preposition. One of (representing a choice).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adverb. in between
  • adverb. in the interval
  • Word Usage
    "It's just that there are a lot of us for whom the two are related in various ways, and a lot of those very people have been hugely influental in shaping *both* the slash community and the queer fannish community, so that there's a constant flow of ideas and dialogue between the two that can even obscure the fact that it's a conversation *between* rather than a conversation *among* or *within."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    about  
    has_topic
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aileen  Amin  Arleen  Augustin  Bean  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    among  
    Synonym
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    among  atween  atwixt  betwixt  interval