each
/i:tʃ/
Definition
- Determiner:
- Used before a singular noun to refer to every individual member of a group, considered separately. It emphasizes the individual members of the group rather than the group as a whole.
- Pronoun:
- Used to refer to every one of two or more people or things, considered separately.
- Adverb:
- To, for, or by every one of a group (used after a noun or an amount).
Usage
- As a determiner: Placed before a singular countable noun.
- Each student must submit their own work.
- As a pronoun: Can be used alone or followed by 'of' + a plural noun/pronoun.
- Each was given a task. / Each of the students was given a task.
- As an adverb: Placed after a noun or a number specifying a quantity.
- The books cost ten dollars each.
Examples
- Determiner:
- Each chapter of the book has a summary.
- Please read each instruction carefully.
- Pronoun:
- There are five rooms. Each has a different color.
- Each of the candidates was interviewed separately.
- Adverb:
- She gave the children two cookies each.
- The tickets are priced at $25 each.
Advanced Usage
- "Each and every": An emphatic phrase stressing every single individual without exception.
- Each and every participant must sign the waiver.
- "Each one": A more emphatic form of the pronoun 'each'.
- Each one of these paintings is a masterpiece.
Variants and Related Words
- Each other (reciprocal pronoun): Used to indicate that an action or feeling is reciprocated between the subjects.
- They helped each other. (They helped one another.)
- Every (determiner): Similar in meaning but focuses on the group as a whole rather than the individual members. 'Every' is used with singular nouns and cannot be used as a pronoun or adverb like 'each'.
- Every seat was taken. (All seats, considered collectively)
Synonyms
- Every single: Emphasizing each individual.
- Per: For each (used in contexts of rate or distribution).
- The speed limit is 55 miles per hour.
Related Phrases
- To each his own: An idiom meaning everyone is entitled to their own preferences or opinions.
- I don't like that music, but to each his own.
- Go off on one's each separate way: To go in different directions.
Adjective
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(used of count nouns) every one considered individually
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each person is mortal
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each party is welcome
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Adverb
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to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
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they received $10 each
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