Words / A2

EECH/iːtʃ/

Each means every one of two or more, taken separately: each student, each of us. Every is similar but feels like the whole group together; each zooms in on the individuals. Each other is the reciprocal pair: they help each other. Each takes a singular verb: each person has… not “each people.”

Meaning

Every one of two or more people or things, considered separately.

Examples

• “Each student has a book.”
• “Give each child a sticker.”
• “The rooms each have a small desk.”

Good to know

each + singular noun. each of us. Reciprocal: each other. Contrast: every / all.

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