each
UK/iːt͡ʃ/
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British/ɪjt͡ʃ/
each determiner: all; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
Determiner
each
Adverb
each (not comparable)
- For one; apiece; per.
- The apples cost 50 cents each.
- Individually; separately; used in a sentence with a plural subject to indicate that the action or state described by the verb applies to all members of the described group individually, rather than collectively to the entire group.
- We ordered half a chicken each, but we each got a whole one.
- You are each right in a different way.
Pronoun
each
- Every one/thing individually or one by one.
- I'm going to give each of you a chance to win.
- From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.
Noun
each (plural eaches)
- An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.
- In one embodiment, there is an additional charge when ordering products as an “each” compared to the unit cost of the item when ordered by the case.1999, William S. Paasche, Thomas D. Kerker, System and method for managing recurring orders in a computer network, US Patent 7359871 (PDF version), page 50
- An each, piece, single item, or individual item package.2007, David E. Mulcahy, Eaches or Pieces Order Fulfillment, Design, and Operations Handbook (Series on resource management), Auerbach Publications, →ISBN, page 385
each meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
each in Hindi
- every
- प्रत्येक pratyek, हर har, एक-एक ek-ek
each in Tamil
- every
- ஒவ்வொரு ovvoru
each in Marathi
- every
- प्रत्येक pratyek
- apiece
- प्रत्येकी pratyekī
each in Urdu
- every
- ہر har
More languagesFewer languages
- each in Bengali
- হর hor, কুল kul, তামাম tamam
- each in Telugu
- ప్రతి prati
- each in Malayalam
- ഓരോ ōrō
- each in Pashto
- هر يو har yaw, هر har
- each in Arabic
- كُلّ kull
- each in Malay
- tiap, setiap
- each in Indonesian
- setiap, masing-masing
- each in Persian
- هر یک, هر har
- each in Thai
- ทุก túk, แต่ละ dtɛ̀ɛ-lá
- each in Vietnamese
- hàng, từng
Examples of each in a sentence
- There are three of us and we have five dollars each, so that means we've got 15 dollars.
- The apartments each boast central heating.
- The commonly used term “each” means that each individual item is one unit.2012, Arthur V. Hill, “unit of measure”, in Barry Render, editor, The Encyclopedia of Operations Management, FT Press, →ISBN, page 373:
Forms of each
| Determiner | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | aich |
| alternative form | aitch |
| alternative form | eache |
| alternative form | eatch |
| alternative form | eatche |
| alternative form | ech |
| alternative form | eche |
| alternative form | eich |
| alternative form | etch |
| alternative form | eych |
| alternative form | eyche |
| alternative form | yeach |
| Noun | |
| plural | eaches |
Origin of each
From Middle English eche, elche, ilch, from Old English ǣlċ, contraction of ǣġhwelċ. Comparable to aye + alike. Compare Scots ilk, elk (“each, every”), Saterland Frisian älk (“each”), West Frisian elk, elts (“each”), Dutch elk (“each”), Low German elk, ellik (“each”), German Low German elk, elke (“each, every”), German jeglicher (“any”). By surface analysis, Old English ā + which.
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Questions about each
- What does each mean?
- Each means all; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
- What is each in Hindi?
- Each in Hindi is प्रत्येक (pratyek), हर (har), एक-एक (ek-ek). See Each meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use each in a sentence?
- There are three of us and we have five dollars each, so that means we've got 15 dollars.
- What part of speech is each?
- Each can be a determiner, an adverb, a pronoun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce each?
- Each is pronounced /iːt͡ʃ/ (UK).
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