either,i-/conjunction & adverb1. 1.used before the first of two (or occasionally more) given alternatives (the other being introduced by or)."either I accompany you to your room or I wait here"2. 2.used to indicate a similarity or link with a statement just made."You don't like him, do you? I don't either" determiner & pronoun1. 1.one or the other of two people or things."there were no children of either marriage"

either(i r, a r)

adj.1.oneortheotheroftwo:Youmaysitateitherendofthetable.2.eachoftwo;theoneandtheother:Therearetreesoneithersideoftheriver.pron.3.oneortheother:Eitherwilldo.conj.4.(acoordinatingconjunctionthat,whenusedwithor,indicatesachoice):Eithercallorwrite.adv.5.aswell;likewise(usedafternegativeclauses):Ifyoudon'tgo,Iwon'teither.

Eithercan be used in the following ways:in the expressioneither...or:Students could choose either French or Spanish.You can either come by bus or take a taxi.as adeterminer(followed by a singular countable noun):a long room with a door at either endas apronoun:Olive oil and corn oil are both suitable, so you could use either.(followed by of):Does either of you speak Chinese?as anadverb(in negative sentences):Jerry wasnt there either.Wheneitheris the subject of a sentence, it is usually used with a singular verb:Is either of them at home?But in spoken English a plural verb is sometimes used:Are either of them at home?

1. one or the other of twopeopleorthings,especiallywhen itdoesnotmatterwhichChequeorcreditcard you can use either.Applicationsarewelcomedfrompeopleof eithersexand anyage.either of:It was a long time before either of themspoke.2. 2usedinnegativestatementsreferringto both of twopeopleorthingsJackie couldplaythepianoandsing, whereas I couldnt do either.Most of thetroublemakerswere notsupportersof eitherteam.either of:I didntlikeeither of thecandidates.1. a.usedforaddingthat anegativestatementis alsotrueof anotherpersonor thingWetriedanothermethod, but that didntworkeither.Its aproblemI cantsolve, and I dontthinkanyone else can eitherusedforaddinganegativestatementthatemphasizeshowgood,bad,impressiveetc something isHedidasuperbjob, and he didnt have anyhelpeither