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both

UK
/bəʊθ/
US
/boʊθ/

Translations

bothdeterminer
UK
/bəʊθ/
US
/boʊθ/
(quantifier – with plural countable nouns – dual)
I like both options.
Мне нравятся оба варианта.
She bought both books.
Она купила обе книги.
Synonyms
two
pair
Antonyms
neither
bothconjunction
UK
/bəʊθ/
US
/boʊθ/
(correlative conjunction – both ... and ...)
как(..., так и ...)
The book was both educational and entertaining.
Книга была как познавательной, так и развлекательной.
и(..., и ...)
This phone is both cheap and reliable.
Этот телефон и дешевый, и надежный.
bothpronoun
UK
/bəʊθ/
US
/boʊθ/
(quantifier – without nouns – dual)
Both of the girls are friends.
Обе девочки - подруги.
Both of them went to the store.
Оба пошли в магазин.
Synonyms
neither
two
pair
bothadverb
UK
/bəʊθ/
US
/boʊθ/
(focusing adverb – intensifier – strictly sentence-final position)
He speaks English and French both.
Он говорит на английском и французском тоже
в равной степени
I enjoy hiking and swimming both.
Мне в равной степени нравится ходить в походы и плавать.
и то, и другое
The apartment is quiet and sunny both.
Квартира тихая и солнечная — и то, и другое.

Definitions

bothdeterminer
Used before a plural noun to indicate that the two people or things are included together.
Both parents attended the meeting.
bothconjunction
Used as a correlative conjunction with and to join two parallel elements (nouns, adjectives, verbs, etc.).
I both admire and respect him.
bothpronoun
Used to refer to two people or things, regarded together.
Both were excited about the trip.
bothadverb
Used at the end of a sentence after two connected items or actions to emphasize that the statement applies to both of them equally.
He sings and dances both.
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