one or the other of two people or things: [as determiner]:there were no children of either marriage [as pronoun]:their mortgage will be repaid if either of them dies
[determiner] each of two:the road was straight, with fields on either side
კავშირი
Universal
1used before the first of two (or occasionally more) given alternatives (the other being introduced by ‘or’):either I accompany you to your room or I wait hereavailable in either black or white
2 [adverb, with negative] used to indicate a similarity or link with a statement just made:You don’t like him, do you? I don’t eitherit won’t do any harm, but won’t really help either
for that matter; moreover:I was too tired to go. And I couldn’t have paid, either
either way
whichever of two given alternatives is the case:I’m not sure whether he is trying to be clever or controversial, but either way, such writing smacks of racism
