each — English Dictionary

Determiner

1. All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).

   Examples

   Make sure you wash each bowl well.

   The sun comes up each morning and sets each night.

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   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.

Adverb

1. For one; apiece; per.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   The apples cost 50 cents each.

2. Individually; separately; used in a sentence with a plural subject to indicate that the action or state described by the verb applies to all members of the described group individually, rather than collectively to the entire group.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   We ordered half a chicken each, but we each got a whole one.

   You are each right in a different way.

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   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.

Pronoun

1. Every one/thing individually or one by one.

   Examples

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

   From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

Noun

1. An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.

   Related words

   quantifier

   Examples

   In one embodiment, there is an additional charge when ordering products as an “each” compared to the unit cost of the item when ordered by the case.

   An each, piece, single item, or individual item package.

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   The commonly used term “each” means that each individual item is one unit.

   Amour-propre would be able to take an interest in assuming the standpoint of reason, then, if applying 'each' to oneself in rational deliberation were simultaneously bound up with publicly establishing oneself as an 'each'

Adjective

1. (used of count nouns) every one considered individually; quantifier, singular, universal pronoun; quantifier, singular, universal

   Examples

   each person is mortal

   each party is welcome

Adverb

1. to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)

   Synonyms

   to each onefor each onefrom each oneapiece

   Examples

   they received $10 each