BETWEEN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of between – Learner’s Dictionary

between
preposition
uk
/bɪˈtwiːn/
us

between preposition (SPACE)

A1
in the space that separates two places, people, or things:
The town lies halfway between Florence and Rome.
A narrow path runs between the two houses.
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between preposition (TIME)

A1
in the period of time that separates two events or times:
The shop is closed for lunch between 12.30 and 1.30.

between preposition (INVOLVE)

A1
involving two or more groups of people:
Tonight's game is between the New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Rams.

between preposition (AMOUNT)

A2
used to show the largest and smallest amount or level of something:
Between 50 and 100 people will lose their jobs.

between preposition (CONNECT)

A2
connecting two or more places or things:
There is a regular train service between the two towns.

between preposition (SEPARATE)

A2
separating two or more things or people:
the gap between rich and poor
What's the difference between these two cameras?

between preposition (SHARE)

We drank two bottles of wine between four of us.

between preposition (AMOUNT)

A2
If something is between two amounts, it is larger than the first amount but smaller than the second:
The temperature will be between 20 and 25 degrees today.

between preposition (CHOOSE)

If you choose between two things, you choose one thing or the other.
between
adverb
uk
/bɪˈtwiːn/
us
(also in between)

between adverb (SPACE)

B1
in the space that separates two places, people, or things:
The wood is in neat piles with newspaper placed between.

between adverb (TIME)

B1
in the period of time that separates two events or times:
There's a train at 6.15 and one at 10.30 but nothing in between.

(Definition of between from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of between

in Chinese (Traditional)
空間, (空間上)在…中間,在…之間, 數量…
in Chinese (Simplified)
空间, (空间上)在…中间,在…之间, 数量…
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entre, en medio…
in Portuguese
entre, no meio…
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च्या मध्ये, अंतराने, च्या मधे…
(2つ)の間に, ~と~の間に, ~から~の間(2つの時間・出来事)…
arasında (mesafe), arasında (zaman, süreç)…
entre, entre les deux, au milieu…
entre, entremig…
tussen, samen, onder elkaar…
இரண்டு இடங்கள், மக்கள் அல்லது பொருட்களைப் பிரிக்கும் இடத்தில் அல்லது அதற்குள், ஏதாவது இரண்டு தொகைகளுக்கு இடையில் இருந்தால்…
(दो स्थान, व्यक्ति, या वस्तुओं के) बीच में…
વચ્ચે, મધ્યમાં, બે સંખ્યા વચ્ચેનું…
mellem, sammen, mellem sig…
mellan…
di antara, antara…
zwischen…
mellom, på, imellom…
درمیان, بیچ, مابین…
між, серед, поміж…
между, с … до, от … до…
రెండు స్థలాలు, మనుషులు లేక వ్యక్తుల లోకి లేదా వాళ్లు ఉన్న స్థలం మధ్యలోకి, మధ్య…
بَيْنَ, ما بَيْنَ, فيْما بَيْنَ…
মধ্যে, মাঝখানে, যদি কিছু দুটি রাশির মধ্যে হয়…
mezi, dohromady…
antara, bekerja bersama, di antara…
อยู่ระหว่างสิ่งสองสิ่ง, ระหว่างสิ่งหนึ่งกับอีกสิ่งหนึ่ง, สิ่งที่รวมกัน…
ở giữa, chỉ rõ sự liên quan, cùng nhau…
między, pomiędzy, na…
(위치)-사이, (시간)-사이, (관계)-사이에…
fra, tra, in mezzo…
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