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each

[ eech ]

adjective

  1. every one of two or more considered individually or one by one:

    each stone in a building; a hallway with a door at each end.



pronoun

  1. every one individually; each one:

    Each had a different solution to the problem.

adverb

  1. to, from, or for each; apiece:

    They cost a dollar each.

each

/ ¾±Ë³Ùʃ /

determiner

    1. every (one) of two or more considered individually

      each person

      each day

    2. ( as pronoun )

      each gave according to his ability

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. for, to, or from each one; apiece

    four apples each

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

The adjective each is always followed by a singular noun: each person; each book. When the adjective follows a plural subject, the verb agrees with the subject: They each dress in different styles. The houses each have central heating. When the pronoun each comes immediately before the verb, it always takes a singular verb: Each comes (not come ) from a different country. When the pronoun is followed by an of phrase containing a plural noun or pronoun, there is a tendency for the verb to be plural: Each of the candidates has (or have ) spoken on the issue. Some usage guides maintain that only the singular verb is correct, but plural verbs occur frequently even in edited writing. It is also sometimes said that the pronoun each must always be referred to by a singular pronoun, but again actual usage does not regularly observe this stricture: Each member of our garden club had their own special interests. In the most formal speech and writing, singular verbs and pronouns occur more frequently than plural: Each member … had his own special interests. The use of plural forms, especially plural pronouns, has been increasing in the United States, partially because of the desire to avoid using he or his to refer to a female. Anyone, anybody, everyone, everybody, no one, someone, and somebody follow the same general patterns of pronoun agreement as each. they.
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Usage

Each is a singular pronoun and should be used with a singular form of a verb: each of the candidates was (not were ) interviewed separately
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of each1

First recorded before 900; Middle English eche, Old English æ±ô³¦, equivalent to Äå “ever†( ay 1 ) + (²µ±ð)±ôÄ«³¦ alike; cognate with Old High German ŧ´Ç-²µ¾±±ôÄ«³ó, Old Frisian ±ð±ô±ôÄ«°ì, Dutch, Low German elk
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of each1

Old English Ç£±ô³¦; related to Old High German ŧ´Ç²µ¾±±ôÄ«³ó, Old Frisian ellik, Dutch elk
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Idioms and Phrases

  • at each other's throats
  • made for (each other)
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Synonym Study

Each, every are alike in having a distributive meaning. Of two or more members composing an aggregate, each directs attention to the separate members in turn: Each child (of those considered and enumerated) received a large apple. Every emphasizes inclusiveness or universality: Every child (of all in existence) likes to play.
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Example Sentences

For lack of a better term it’s a destruct-em-up - you can destroy much of the floor and scenery in each level.

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Instead the tariff rate was calculated on the basis that it would eliminate the US's goods trade deficit with each country.

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While each makes consequential compromises in the face of survival, it’s Ursula who never fully grasps the extent of the experience of life in the camps.

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Before the season opener, he watched as the Bruins conducted a basketball clinic in the suburbs of Paris with economically disadvantaged children, teaching them how to dribble with each hand, jump stop and pivot.

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Her cart was stacked with household items, snacks for her sons, fruit and two containers of two dozen eggs — a steal these days at under $10 each.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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