- in the space or period of time separating two or more points, objects, etc. or two dates, events, etc.
- The house was near a park but there was a road in between.
- I see her most weekends but not very often in between.
Word OriginOld English betwēonum, from be ‘by’ + a Germanic word related to two.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See between in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee between in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbetwixt and between
- (old-fashioned) in a middle position; neither one thing nor the other
- He found himself placed betwixt and between in the debate, agreeing with parts of each side’s arguments.
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