between

be-tween · preposition

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Definitions

preposition

  1. 1.

    In the space separating two things, people, or places.

  2. 2.

    In the interval of time separating two points.

  3. 3.

    Connecting two or more people or things.

  4. 4.

    Shared by two or more people.

  5. 5.

    Indicating a choice involving two options.

  6. 6.

    In an intermediate space or time.

Phrases & expressions

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    between you and me — In confidence.
  • •
    between the lines — The hidden meaning.
  • •
    between jobs — Unemployed (euphemism).
  • •
    few and far between — Rare; infrequent.
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    in between — In the middle.
  • •
    read between the lines — Understand the hidden meaning.
  • •
    come between — Cause problems in a relationship.

Related words

See also: amid, among, middle
Synonyms: amid, among, in the middle of

Etymology

From Old English betwēonum, from be- + a form related to "two."