Either

//ˈaɪ.ðə//

Synonyms for "either" (49 found)

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Closest matches (10)

Strong matches (15)

Related words (24)

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9 relation types

Antonyms

3 entries

Synonyms

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Related terms

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coordinate

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derived

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distinct from

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etymologically related_to

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has context

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related to

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Translations

139 translations across 48 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • εἴτε ... εἴτε conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • ἤτοι ... ἤ conj (introduces the first of two options)

Arabic

4 entries
  • أَيْضًا adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • كَذٰلِكَ adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • إِمَّا ... إِمَّا conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • اما ...أو conj (introduces the first of two options)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • або́ ... або́ conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • альбо́ ... альбо́ conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • ці ... ці conj (introduces the first of two options)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • също adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • или ... или conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • нито ... нито conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • всеки det (each of two)

Catalan

1 entries
  • tampoc adv ((after a negative) as well)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 一係……一係…… /一系……一系…… conj (introduces the first of two options)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 也不 adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • 或者……或者…… conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • 要麼……要麼…… /要么……要么…… conj (introduces the first of two options)

Czech

2 entries
  • buď ... anebo conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • buď ... nebo conj (introduces the first of two options)

Danish

2 entries
  • heller adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • begge det (each of two)

Dutch

4 entries
  • ook (niet) adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • hetzij conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • of conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • ofwel conj (introduces the first of two options)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • ĉu conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • ambaŭ det (each of two)

Estonian

3 entries
  • samuti adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • kas conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • mõlemad det (each of two)

Faroese

1 entries
  • antin conj (introduces the first of two options)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kaan adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • kään adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • myöskään adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • joko conj (introduces the first of two options)

French

4 entries
  • non plus adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • ou conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • soit conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • soit ... ou conj (introduces the first of two options)

German

4 entries
  • auch adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • ebenfalls adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • ebenso adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • entweder conj (introduces the first of two options)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌶𐌿𐌷 conj (introduces the first of two options)

Greek

3 entries
  • ούτε adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • είτε ... είτε conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • είτε det (each of two)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • sem adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • vagy...vagy... conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • vagy det (each of two)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • annaðhvort conj (introduces the first of two options)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • antara ... atau conj (introduces the first of two options)

Irish

1 entries
  • ach oiread adv ((after a negative) as well)

Italian

4 entries
  • neanche adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • nemmeno adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • neppure adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • o conj (introduces the first of two options)

Japanese

1 entries
  • …か…か conj (introduces the first of two options)

Kapampangan

4 entries
  • edi...rin adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • murin adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • rin adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • rinmo adv ((after a negative) as well)

Konkani

1 entries
  • एका...कि conj (introduces the first of two options)

Korean

2 entries
  • ...든 ...든 conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • ...든지 ...든지 conj (introduces the first of two options)

Latin

2 entries
  • aut ... aut conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • alteruter det (each of two)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • heller adv ((after a negative) as well)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • enten conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • begge det (each of two)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • anten conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • enten conj (introduces the first of two options)

Old English

1 entries
  • oþþe conj (introduces the first of two options)

Pashto

1 entries
  • دواړه det (each of two)

Persian

1 entries
  • یا conj (introduces the first of two options)

Polish

4 entries
  • też nie adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • albo... albo... conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • ani ... ani... conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • bądź conj (introduces the first of two options)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • também não adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • tampouco adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • ou ... ou conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • ambos det (each of two)

Romanian

3 entries
  • nici adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • amândoi det (each of two)
  • fiecare det (each of two)

Russian

4 entries
  • та́кже не adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • и́ли ... и́ли conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • ли́бо ... ли́бо conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • ка́ждый det (each of two)

Scots

1 entries
  • ither conj (introduces the first of two options)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • an dara cuid conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • aon chuid conj (introduces the first of two options)

Sicilian

3 entries
  • o ... o conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • o...o puru conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • tutt'e dui det (each of two)

Slovak

1 entries
  • buď...alebo... conj (introduces the first of two options)

Spanish

4 entries
  • tampoco adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • bien... bien conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • bien... bien conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • bien... o conj (introduces the first of two options)

Swedish

4 entries
  • heller adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • antingen...eller conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • bägge det (each of two)
  • båda det (each of two)

Turkish

2 entries
  • ya ... ya conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • ya ... ya da conj (introduces the first of two options)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • тако́ж adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • або́ ... або́ conj (introduces the first of two options)
  • ко́жен det (each of two)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • hoặc … hoặc conj (introduces the first of two options)

Welsh

2 entries
  • chwaith adv ((after a negative) as well)
  • naill ai … neu conj (introduces the first of two options)

Sample sentences

31 total sentences available.

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I can't explain it either.

Source: tatoeba (1452)

Ray was willing to corroborate Gary's story, but the police were still unconvinced that either of them were telling the truth.

Source: tatoeba (2008)

You may take either the big box or the small one.

Source: tatoeba (15917)

You may choose either of the two books.

Source: tatoeba (16843)

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