each

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US /it͡ʃ/ UK /iːt͡ʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #353

Meanings

1

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

Make sure you wash each bowl well.
2

pron
Every single one, taken individually.

I'm going to give each of you a chance to win.
3

adv
For or to every one; apiece.

The apples cost fifty cents each.

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Synonyms

3 adv · for or to every one; apiece. apiece

Simplified etymology

Each is historically related to every, an Old English word that is also related to ever.

Etymology

From Middle English eche, elche, ilch, from Old English ǣlċ, contraction of ǣġhwelċ. Comparable to aye + alike. Compare Scots ilk, elk (“each, every”), Saterland Frisian älk (“each”), West Frisian elk, elts (“each”), Dutch elk (“each”), Low German elk, ellik (“each”), German Low German elk, elke (“each, every”), German jeglicher (“any”). By surface analysis, Old English ā + which.

*h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European eche Middle English ǣlċ Old English

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# each

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** det, pron, adv
**IPA (US):** /it͡ʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /iːt͡ʃ/
**Frequency rank:** 353

## Meanings
1. Every one of two or more things or people, considered separately.
2. Every single one, taken individually.
3. For or to every one; apiece.

## Examples
- Make sure you wash each bowl well.
- I'm going to give each of you a chance to win.
- The apples cost fifty cents each.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂ey-
- Root: eche
- Root: ǣlċ

## Etymology
From Middle English eche, elche, ilch, from Old English ǣlċ, contraction of ǣġhwelċ. Comparable to aye + alike. Compare Scots ilk, elk (“each, every”), Saterland Frisian älk (“each”), West Frisian elk, elts (“each”), Dutch elk (“each”), Low German elk, ellik (“each”), German Low German elk, elke (“each, every”), German jeglicher (“any”). By surface analysis, Old English ā + which.

## AI Etymology
Each comes from Middle English eche, elche, ilch, from Old English ǣlċ, contraction of ǣġhwelċ. Comparable to aye + alike. Compare Scots ilk, elk (“each, every”), Saterland Frisian älk (“each”), West Frisian elk, elts (“each”), Dutch elk (“each”), Low German elk, ellik (“each”), German Low German elk, elke (“each, every”), German jeglicher (“any”). By surface analysis, Old English ā + which.

## Topics
- Grammar & Function Words

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