slovo | definícia |
between (mass) | between
- medzi |
between (encz) | between,mezi |
Between (gcide) | Between \Be*tween"\, n.
Intermediate time or space; interval. [Poetic & R.] --Shak.
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Between (gcide) | Between \Be*tween"\, prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS.
betwe['o]nan, betwe['o]num; prefix be- by + a form fr. AS.
tw[=a] two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See Twain,
and cf. Atween, Betwixt.]
1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is
between Boston and Philadelphia.
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2. Used in expressing motion from one body or place to
another; from one to another of two.
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If things should go so between them. --Bacon.
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3. Belonging in common to two; shared by both.
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Castor and Pollux with only one soul between them.
--Locke.
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4. Belonging to, or participated in by, two, and involving
reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation; as,
opposition between science and religion.
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An intestine struggle, open or secret, between
authority and liberty. --Hume.
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5. 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.
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6. In intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity,
or degree; as, between nine and ten o'clock.
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Between decks, the space, or in the space, between the
decks of a vessel.
Between ourselves, Between you and me, {Between
themselves}, in confidence; with the understanding that the
matter is not to be communicated to others.
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Syn: Between, Among.
Usage: Between etymologically indicates only two; as, a
quarrel between two men or two nations; to be between
two fires, etc. It is however extended to more than
two in expressing a certain relation.
I . . . hope that between public business,
improving studies, and domestic pleasures,
neither melancholy nor caprice will find any
place for entrance. --Johnson.
[1913 Webster] Among implies a mass or collection of
things or persons, and always supposes more than two;
as, the prize money was equally divided among the
ship's crew.
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between (wn) | between
adv 1: in the interval; "dancing all the dances with little rest
between" [syn: between, betwixt]
2: in between; "two houses with a tree between" [syn: between,
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| podobné slovo | definícia |
between (mass) | between
- medzi |
few and far between (mass) | few and far between
- ojedinele |
gobetween (mass) | go-between
- medzičlánok, prostredník |
inbetween (mass) | in-between
- medzi |
be between the devil and the deep blue sea (encz) | be between the devil and the deep blue sea,být mezi dvěma
zly [fráz.] např. "In front of him the dangerous mountain path, behind
him the bandits, he was caught between the devil and the deep blue
sea." Pino |
between (encz) | between,mezi |
between a rock and a hard place (encz) | between a rock and a hard place,v těžké pozici Zdeněk Brož |
between jobs (encz) | between jobs,bez práce [fráz.] Pinobetween jobs,nezaměstnaný [fráz.] Pino |
between the devil and the deep blue sea (encz) | between the devil and the deep blue sea,v těžké pozici Zdeněk Brož |
betwixt and between (encz) | betwixt and between,neschopnost rozhodnout se v: Zdeněk Brož |
division of st between sb (encz) | division of st between sb,rozdělení čeho mezi koho Mgr. Dita Gálová |
fall between two stools (encz) | fall between two stools, |
few and far between (encz) | few and far between,nečetný adj: Pinofew and far between,nepočetný adj: Pinofew and far between,ojediněle Zdeněk Brožfew and far between,ojedinělý [fráz.] zřídka se vyskytující, např.
"Flats which are both comfortable and reasonably priced are few and far
between." Pinofew and far between,řídký adj: Pinofew and far between,vzácný adj: Pino |
go between (encz) | go between,poslíček n: sladygo between,prokurátor n: sladygo between,prostředník n: sladygo between,zprostředkovatel n: slady |
go-between (encz) | go-between,mezičlánek n: Zdeněk Brožgo-between,prostředník n: Zdeněk Brož |
halfway between (encz) | halfway between,na poloviční cestě mezi [fráz.] např. mezi městy Pinohalfway between,uprostřed mezi [fráz.] na poloviční cestě mezi - např.
mezi městy Pino |
in between (encz) | in between,mezi prep: web |
in-between (encz) | in-between,mezi adv: Martin Ligač |
inbetween (encz) | inbetween,mezi prep: web |
read between the lines (encz) | read between the lines, |
shift between reserve assets (encz) | shift between reserve assets, |
tail between his legs (encz) | tail between his legs, |
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