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btw

btw is the abbreviation of between.

btw is the alternative letter-case form of BTW.

Meaning of between

Preposition

between

  1. In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
    • John stood between Amy and Mary. Let’s meet between two and three.
  2. Done together or reciprocally.
    • conversation between friends
  3. Shared in confidence.
    • Between you and me, I think the boss is crazy. Let's keep this between ourselves.
  4. In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).
    • He's between jobs right now. The shuttle runs between the town and the airport.
  5. Combined (by effort or ownership).
    • Between us all, we shall succeed. We've only got £5 between us.
  6. One of (representing a choice).
    • You must choose between him and me.

See all 8 meanings of between

Prepositional phrase capitalized: BTW

  1. (Internet, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of by the way.
    • Last I heard, the books could not be copied in any part nor seen by non-licensees. BTW – Irma Biren has been promoted (she deserved it) and the new contact would be Francine Glick.1981 June 14, harpo!ber, “Lion's Book”, in fa.unix-wizards (Usenet), retrieved 02 Jul 2016, message-ID <anews.Aharpo.261>
    • BTW – By The Way1989 May 8, Vince Perriello (Editor in Chief), “Volume 6, Number 19”, in FidoNews, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2005

Forms of btw

alternative formbee tee dubs
alternative formbtw

Questions about btw

What is btw the abbreviation of?
Btw is the abbreviation of between.
What part of speech is btw?
Btw is a prepositional phrase.

Words near btw in the dictionary

  1. BTTS
  2. BTU
  3. BTUs
  4. BTV
  5. BtVS
  6. btw
  7. btwn
  8. BTX
  9. BTZ black hole
  10. BTZ black holes
  11. bu

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Adapted from Wiktionary: btw (page history and authors); BTW (page history and authors); between (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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