both

A1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /bəʊθ/US /bəʊθ/

Meaning

determiner
used with plural nouns to mean ‘the two’ or ‘the one as well as the other’
Both women were French.
pronoun
used with plural nouns to mean ‘the two’ or ‘the one as well as the other’
Both women were French.

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