each

each (ēc̸h)

adjective,

every one of two or more considered separately each (one) of you will be notified

Etymology: ME ech, elc, each, every < OE ælc < *agilic, akin to OHG iogilith (Ger jeglich) < PGmc *aiw-galic: see aye & alike

adverb

apiece give them two apples each

each other

each one the other; one another we help each other

: Some speakers use each other only of two individuals and one another only of more than two, but in common use no distinction is made

modif.

Every
all, any, one by one, separate, particular, specific, private, several, respective, various, piece by piece, individual, personal, without exception.
For each time, person, or the like
individually, proportionately, respectively, for one, per unit, singly, per capita, apiece, separately, every, without exception, by the, per, a whack*, a throw*, a shot*.

pron.

each one, one, each in his own way, each in her own way, every last one, one another, each other.

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