What does both mean?
Both means Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items..
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/bəʊθ/ · determiner
Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items..
Both (the/my) children are such dolls.
Which one do you need? ―I need both of them.
Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
He will not bear the loss of his rank, because he can bear the loss of his estate; but he will bear both, because he is prepared for both.
Around a third of both Black and White respondents said they believed the opposition Labour Party to be institutionally racist.
The proof (Tables 9 and 10) of idempotence for both OR and AND follows from examining the definition of each operation under the constraint that both inputs have the same value.
Did you want this one or that one? ―Give me both.
They were both here.
Use both when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Both means Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Both (the/my) children are such dolls.
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