Words / A1

bi-TWEEN/bɪˈtwiːn/

Two things, and a space in the middle: between. The café is between the bank and the post office. Always name both sides: between A and B. Among is for later, when the group is bigger than two. In between is a short extra form.

Meaning

In the space that separates two things or people.

Examples

• “The bank is between the shop and the café.”
• “Sit between your brother and me.”
• “The shop opens between nine and five.”

Good to know

between A and B (two sides). Not among at A1.

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