ALL meanings of between you and me
be·tween you and me
B b - preposition between you and me in the space separating (two points, objects, etc.): between New York and Chicago. 1
- preposition between you and me intermediate to, in time, quantity, or degree: between twelve and one o'clock; between 50 and 60 apples; between pink and red. 1
- preposition between you and me linking; connecting: air service between cities. 1
- preposition between you and me in portions for each of (two people): splitting the profits between them. 1
- preposition between you and me among: sharing the responsibilities between the five of us. 1
- preposition between you and me by the dual or common action or participation of: Between us, we can finish the job in a couple of hours. 1
- preposition between you and me distinguishing one from the other: He couldn't see the difference between good and bad. 1
- preposition between you and me in comparing: no preference between the two wines. 1
- preposition between you and me by the combined effect of. 1
- preposition between you and me existing confidentially for: We'll keep this matter between the two of us. 1
- preposition between you and me involving; concerning: war between nations; choice between things. 1
- preposition between you and me being felt jointly or reciprocated by: the love between them. 1
- preposition between you and me by joint possession of: Between them they own most of this company. 1
- preposition between you and me Heraldry. in the midst of, so as to make a symmetrical composition: a cross argent between four bezants. 1
- noun between you and me Usually, betweens. a short needle with a rounded eye and a sharp point, used for fine hand stitchery in heavy fabric. 1
- adverb between you and me in the intervening space or time; in an intermediate position or relation: two windows with a door between; visits that were far between. 1
- idioms between you and me between ourselves, confidentially; in trust. Also, between you and me, between you, me, and the post/lamppost/gatepost/etc. 1
- idioms between you and me in between, situated in an intermediary area or on a line or imaginary line connecting two points, things, etc. in the way: I reached for the ball, but the dog got in between. 1
- adverb between you and me confidentially, in confidence 1
- noun between you and me Among expresses a relationship when more than two persons or things are involved: Distrust spread among even his strongest supporters. Between is used when only two persons or things are involved: between you and me; to decide between tea and coffee. Between also continues to be used, as it has been throughout its entire history, to express a relationship of persons or things considered individually, no matter how many: Tossing up coins between three people always takes a little working out. Between holding public office, teaching, and writing, she has little free time. Although not generally accepted as good usage, between you and I is heard occasionally in the speech of educated persons. By the traditional rules of grammar, when a pronoun is the object of a preposition, that pronoun should be in the objective case: between you and me; between her and them. The use of the nominative form (I, he, she, they, etc.) arises partly as overcorrection, the reasoning being that if it is correct at the end of a sentence like It is I, it must also be correct at the end of the phrase between you and …. The choice of pronoun also owes something to the tendency for the final pronoun in a compound object to be in the nominative case after a verb: It was kind of you to invite my wife and I. This too is not generally regarded as good usage. The construction between each (or every) is sometimes objected to on the grounds that between calls for a plural or compound object. However, the construction is old and fully standard when the sense indicates that more than one thing is meant: Spread softened butter between each layer of pastry. There were marigolds peeking between every row of vegetables. The construction between … to is a blend of between … and (between 15 and 25 miles) and from … to (from 15 to 25 miles). It occurs occasionally in informal speech but not in formal speech or writing. 1
- preposition between you and me In confidence; used to impose an obligation to keep something being discussed secret. 0