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# either

«either» in Mova's school dictionary: **one or the other of two: you can have either an apple or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

determiner, pronoun (either); adverb (either); conjunction (either … or)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Either means one or the other of two: you can have either an apple or a pear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/either/#m1)

2) Either also means each of two, both: there are trees on either side of the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/either/#m2)

3) After «not», either means also: I do not like it, and she does not either. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/either/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: a choice between two options; the two options are compared, not added; «either costs $5» means each one costs $5. In logic: «either A or B» means one of them is true. In everyday talk: «either way» means whichever happens. Phrases: either … or, either way, either side, not … either, either one.

### examples

- You can pick either 2 red or 3 blue marbles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/either/#x1)
- Either ticket costs $5. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/either/#x2)
- She did not like either book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/either/#x3)
- Which costs less, either way? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/either/#x4)
- There are lamps on either side of the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/either/#x5)
- You can sit on either chair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/either/#x6)
- I cannot swim, and my brother cannot either. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/either/#x7)
- Either we take the bus or we walk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/either/#x8)

### note

Say «EYE-ther» or «EE-ther»; both are right. Opposite in negatives: «neither» (not one and not the other). Use «either» with a singular verb: either book is fine. A choice word; the two options are compared, not added. Trap: «either costs $5» means each one costs $5.

### In the corpora

- [Surprising does not mean false, and it does not mean true either: it means check.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/7-pretend-games-quotes-and-two-bots/1/)
- [You do not need to trust either; you can work it out yourself, and the working is the proof.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/32-olympiad-claims-clues-and-tricky-messages/3/)
- [Suddenly the Queen stands in front of them, frowning like a thunderstorm: «either you or your head must be off».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/6/)
- [The Queen: «either you or your head must be off, and that in about half no time!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/26/)
- [And that's something that doesn't matter, either to you or me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/26-willows-ch1-part2-the-river-and-the-wild-wood/30/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «either» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/either/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.