İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. ikiside, ikisinden biri, ya.. ya(da), de (kullanıldığı yere gore sıfat,zamir,zarf ve bağlaç olabiliyor).
2. s. ikisi de; her iki: She doesn´t like either one. İkisini de sevmiyor. On either side of him sat a cat. Her iki tarafında bir kedi oturuyordu. zam. her ikisi, ikisi de; ikisinden biri: You can have either. İkisinden birini alabilirsin. bağ. ya ... ya (da): Either you do this or you clear out of here for good. Ya bunu yaparsın, ya buradan temelli defolursun. z. de: “I don´t know how to play bridge.” “I don´t either.” “Briç oynamayı bilmiyorum.” “Ben de.”. ikisinden biri; iki; her iki,(olumsuz cümlelerde) de, da, de (degil). herhangi biri. herhangi biri. s. ikisi de; her iki: She doesn´t like either one. İkisini de sevmiyor. On either side of him sat a cat. Her iki tarafında bir kedi. den biri. her iki, her bir. adister, ne de. ya da, ne de. ikisinden biri, ya o ya bu, birinden biri, ister, her iki, her ikisi de.
3. ya, either this or that ya bu yanor you, Either he is talking or he is singing, de, Ya konuşuyor ya da şarkı söylüyor, ikisinden biri kâfidir, Either of them is enough; iki, ikisinden biri, her, her iki, ya o ya bu, zam.
4. ikisinden biri. iki. her iki. (olumsuz cümlelerde) de. da. de (değil). (or ile) ya ... ya da.
5. ikisinden biri. ya o ya bu. her iki. ikisinden her biri. hem o hem bu. ya.
6. herhangi biri.
7. her ikisi. ikisinden biri. iki. her iki. (olumsuz cümlelerde) de. da. de (degil).

Etymology : Middle English, from Old English [AE]ghwæther both, each, from A always + ge-, collective prefix + hwæther which of two, whether; more at AYE, CO-
Pronunciation : E-[th]&r also Function : adjective
Date : before 12th century

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1. one of two. ad(Grammar) also, too, as well (used after a negative clause: I won't either). proone or the other; one and the other. conj. precedes two or more coordinate words or phrases, either...or. either\ei"ther\, conj. either precedes two, or more, co?rdinate words or phrases, and is introductory to an alternative. it is correlative to or. either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth. i.
2. few writers hesitate to use either in what is called a triple alternative; such as, we must either stay where we are, proceed, or recede.note: either was formerly sometimes used without any correlation, and where we should now use or. can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs?? 12.either \ei"ther\ (?; 277), a. & pron. [oe. either, aither, as. g er, ghw? er (akin to ohg. ogiwedar, mhg. iegeweder); ā + ge + hw? er whether. see: each, and whether, and cf. or, conj.].
3. one of two; the one or the other; -- properly used of two things, but sometimes of a larger number, for any one. lepidus flatters both, of both is flattered; but he neither loves, nor either cares for him. scarce a palm of ground could be gotten by either of the three. there have been three talkers in great british, either of whom would illustrate what i say about dogmatists. olmes.
4. each of two; the one and the other; both; -- formerly, also, each of any number. his flowing hair in curls on either cheek played. on either side was there the tree of life. xxii.
5. the extreme right and left of either army never engaged. (thucyd).
6. One of two; the one or the other; properly used of two things, but sometimes of a larger number, for any one.
7. Each of two; the one and the other; both; formerly, also, each of any number.
8. Either precedes two, or more, coördinate words or phrases, and is introductory to an alternative.
9. It is correlative to or. after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'; "he isn't stupid, but he isn't exactly a genius either"; "I don't know either"; "if you don't order dessert I won't either".
10. 1. You use either in front of the first of two or more alternatives, when you are stating the only possibilities or choices that there are. The other alternatives are introduced by `or'. Sightseeing is best done either by tour bus or by bicycles The former President was demanding that he should be either put on trial or set free Either she goes or I go.
11. You use either in a negative statement in front of the first of two alternatives to indicate that the negative statement refers to both the alternatives. There had been no indication of either breathlessness or any loss of mental faculties right until his death.
12. You can use either to refer to one of two things, people, or situations, when you want to say that they are both possible and it does not matter which one is chosen or considered. There were glasses of champagne and cigars, but not many of either were consumed Either is also a quantifier. Do either of you smoke or drink heavily? Either is also a determiner. I don't particularly agree with either group.
13. You use either in a negative statement to refer to each of two things, people, or situations to indicate that the negative statement includes both of them. She warned me that I'd never marry or have children. --- `I don't want either.' Either is also a quantifier. There are no simple answers to either of those questions. Either is also a determiner. He sometimes couldn't remember either man's name.
14. You use either by itself in negative statements to indicate that there is a similarity or connection with a person or thing that you have just mentioned. He did not even say anything to her, and she did not speak to him either.
15. When one negative statement follows another, you can use either at the end of the second one to indicate that you are adding an extra piece of information, and to emphasize that both are equally important. Don't agree, but don't argue either.
16. You can use either to introduce a noun that refers to each of two things when you are talking about both of them. The basketball nets hung down from the ceiling at either end of the gymnasium.