Between
[bɪ'twiːn] or [bɪ'twin]
Definition
(adv.) in between; 'two houses with a tree between'.
(adv.) in the interval; 'dancing all the dances with little rest between'.
Checker: Ronnie--From WordNet
Definition
(prep.) In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia.
(prep.) Used in expressing motion from one body or place to another; from one to another of two.
(prep.) Belonging in common to two; shared by both.
(prep.) Belonging to, or participated in by, two, and involving reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation; as, opposition between science and religion.
(prep.) With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent or subject; as, to judge between or to choose between courses; to distinguish between you and me; to mediate between nations.
(prep.) In intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity, or degree; as, between nine and ten o'clock.
(n.) Intermediate time or space; interval.
Typist: Sol
Synonyms and Synonymous
prep. Betwixt.
Edited by Hattie
Definition
prep. in the middle of two of space time or degree: in the middle or intermediate space to defend or separate: expressing reciprocal relation from one to another: by the joint action of two or more persons.—ns. Between′-decks the space between any two decks of a ship; Between′ity (rare) state of being between.—prep. Between′-whiles at intervals.—Between ourselves in confidence; Betwixt and between in a middling position.—To go between to act as a mediator.
Checker: Olivier
Examples
- The ice, you see, was broken between us--and I thought I would take care, on the next occasion, that Mr. Betteredge was out of the way. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The relations between the Ottoman Sultans and the Emperors has been singular in the annals of Moslem and Christian states. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She turned out the wall-lights, and peered at herself between the candle-flames. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- It was also used in October, 1899, on board the Grande Duchesse to report the international yacht race between the Columbia and the Shamrock at Sandy Hook, as seen in Fig. 13. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Seizing the professor by the arm, Mr. Philander set off in the direction that would put the greatest distance between themselves and the lion. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The former now held out his hand to Harry Maylie; and hearty salutations were exchanged between them. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- This would keep him between our garrisons in East Tennessee and the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The tie between the Dagonets, the du Lacs of Maryland, and their aristocratic Cornish kinsfolk, the Trevennas, had always remained close and cordial. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I can do dress-making very well; and I understand fine washing and ironing; and between us we can find something to live on. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The statesman acts in part as an intermediary between the experts and his constituency. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- If a close coil of wire is suspended between the poles of a strong horseshoe magnet, it will not assume any characteristic position but will remain wherever placed. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I listened with amazement to this explanation, which Holmes delivered between the puffs of his cigarette. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- This was found between the finger and thumb of the dead man. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- But tell me, uncle, what is the difference between a Demarch and an Eparch? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Signs of intelligence seemed to pass between them, and Pitt spoke with her on subjects on which he never thought of discoursing with Lady Jane. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The rapidity with which he insisted on travelling, bred several disputes between him and the party whom he had hired to attend him as a guard. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- After what had passed between the Sergeant and me, I knew what it was that he had left unspoken as well as he knew it himself. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- As she sat with the paper folded between her hands, the charred log fell asunder. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Business between you and me being out of the question to-day, young man, and my time being precious,' said Miss Jenny then, 'I'll make myself scarce. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Eternal rigidity had seized upon it in a momentary transition between fervour and resignation. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The line between the two colours preserved no sort of regularity. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Therefore something had occurred between seven-thirty and nine o'clock which had completely altered her feelings towards him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- What the Cape of Good Hope is between Europe and every part of the East Indies, Batavia is between the principal countries of the East Indies. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It was between ten and eleven o'clock when Mrs. Micawber rose to replace her cap in the whitey-brown paper parcel, and to put on her bonnet. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Shut into the drawing-room, the pair took seats, each in an arm-chair, placed opposite, a few yards between them. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- There is no apparent relation between effects so dissimilar; yet the steps of progress can be distinctly traced, from the attraction of a feather to the development of the electric telegraph. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The Hindu priest is a part of the family life of his flock, between whom and himself the tie has existed for many generations. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This doesn't make any difference between us. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The opening for putting in the ice, shown just under the pulley in the cut, has two doors with a space between; each door a foot thick. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- They say he will eat any thing he can get between meals, but he prefers oakum. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Checker: Olivier