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1 ei·ther

Pronounced:

/ˈi:ðɚ, Brit ˈaɪðə/Listen to audio

Function:

adjective

Meaning:

1 : one and the other of two ▪ Flowers bloomed on either side [=on both sides] of the walk. ▪ Either [=each] answer is correct. [=both answers are correct] ▪ I don't like either book. [=I like neither book] ▪ French and English are closer to each other than either language is to Chinese. ▪ I haven't written to either parent. [=I haven't written to the mother or the father]
2 : one or the other of two ▪ You may take either road. ▪ You may choose either answer. ▪ Either way/option is all right with me. ▪ It's all right with me either way. = I don't mind either way. = Either way, I don't mind. [=both possibilities are okay to me]
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