either
either definition
either (ē′t̸hər, ī′-)
adjective
- one or the other (of two) use either hand
- each (of two); the one and the other he had a tool in either hand
Etymology: ME < OE æghwæther < a (æ), always (see ay) + gehwæther, each of two (see whether): akin to, and of same formation as, OHG eogihwedar
pronoun
one or the other (of two)
conjunction
the first element of the pair of disjunctive correlatives either … or, implying a choice of alternatives [either go or stay]: either … or is sometimes used to refer to more than two, although this use is objected to by some bring either cookies, doughnuts, or some other kind of pastry
adverb
- any more than the other; also: used after negative expressions if you don't go, I won't either
- Informal certainly; indeed: used as an intensifier in a negative statement “It's mine.”“It isn't either!”
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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