What does each mean?
Each means All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every)..
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/iːt͡ʃ/ · determiner
All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every)..
Make sure you wash each bowl well.
The sun comes up each morning and sets each night.
Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.
The apples cost 50 cents each.
We ordered half a chicken each, but we each got a whole one.
You are each right in a different way.
There are three of us and we have five dollars each, so that means we've got 15 dollars.
The apartments each boast central heating.
Use each when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Each means All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every)..
Common synonyms include apiece, for each one, from each one, to each one.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Make sure you wash each bowl well.
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