Between
31between — preposition /bɪˈtwiːn,bɪˈtwin/ a) In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See the Usage notes below.) John stood between Amy and Mary. b) Shared in …
32between — preposition 1) Philip stood between his parents Syn: in the space separating, in the middle of, with one on either side; amid, amidst; archaic betwixt 2) the bond between Amy and her mother Syn: connecting, linking, joining; uniting, allying …
33between — preposition 1) Philip stood between his parents Syn: in the middle of, with one on either side, among; archaic betwixt 2) the bond between her and her mother Syn: connecting, linking, joining, uniting, allying …
34between — Intermediate, when used in designating time, implying the exclusion of both first and last terminal days. Anno: 98 ALR2d 1369. When predicable of persons, in a strict and correct use of the word it implies that there are but two persons, as where …
35between — See among. See among, between …
36between — [OE] The second syllable of between is related to two and twin; the word as a whole seems to represent an original phrase meaning something like ‘by two each’. Old English betwēonum reflects a Germanic *twēon, reduced from an earlier *twikhnai;… …
37between — prep 1. amid, mid, in the middle of, amidst, midst, in the midst of, among, mongst; halfway from both, midway to both, Archaic. betwixt; intermediate to, interjacent to, intervening, intervenient to. 2. linking, connecting, joining, bonding;… …
38between — A space which separates. Strictly applicable only with reference to two things, but this may be understood as including cases in which a number of things are discriminated collectively as two wholes, or as taken in pairs, or where one thing is… …
39between — A space which separates. Strictly applicable only with reference to two things, but this may be understood as including cases in which a number of things are discriminated collectively as two wholes, or as taken in pairs, or where one thing is… …
40between — see between two stools one falls to the ground …