between

/bɪtˈwin/bih-TWEEN
/bɪtˈwin/bih-TWEEN

Meaningtwo

Common meaning: in the middle of two

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishtwa‘two’sourceB&T
  2. Old Englishbetweonan‘between’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishbytwenesource
  4. Englishbetween‘in the middle of two’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English twa ‘two’.

Roots

  • twa Old English “two”

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