ALL meanings of each
each
E e - adjective each every one of 1
- pronoun each each one 1
- adverb each of each, for each 1
- adjective each every one of two or more considered individually or one by one: each stone in a building; a hallway with a door at each end. 1
- adverb each to, from, or for each; apiece: They cost a dollar each. 1
- noun each Used to refer to every one of two or more people or things, regarded and identified separately. 1
- noun each The adjective each is always followed by a singular noun: each person; each book. When the adjective follows a plural subject, the verb agrees with the subject: They each dress in different styles. The houses each have central heating. When the pronoun each comes immediately before the verb, it always takes a singular verb: Each comes (not come) from a different country. When the pronoun is followed by an of phrase containing a plural noun or pronoun, there is a tendency for the verb to be plural: Each of the candidates has (or have) spoken on the issue. Some usage guides maintain that only the singular verb is correct, but plural verbs occur frequently even in edited writing. It is also sometimes said that the pronoun each must always be referred to by a singular pronoun, but again actual usage does not regularly observe this stricture: Each member of our garden club had their own special interests. In the most formal speech and writing, singular verbs and pronouns occur more frequently than plural: Each member … had his own special interests. The use of plural forms, especially plural pronouns, has been increasing in the United States, partially because of the desire to avoid using he or his to refer to a female. Anyone, anybody, everyone, everybody, no one, someone, and somebody follow the same general patterns of pronoun agreement as each. See also they. 1
- noun each (operations, philosophy) An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping. 0
- determiner each All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every). 0
- determiner each Every one; every thing. 0
- determiner each For one; per. 0
- determiner each If you refer to each thing or each person in a group, you are referring to every member of the group and considering them as individuals. 0
- determiner each Each is also a pronoun. 0
- determiner each Each is also an emphasizing pronoun. 0
- determiner each Each is also an adverb. 0
- determiner each Each is also a quantifier. 0
- quantifier each If you refer to each one of the members of a group, you are emphasizing that something applies to every one of them. 0
- determiner each every (one) of two or more considered individually 0
- determiner each (as pronoun) 0
- adverb each for, to, or from each one; apiece 0
- adjective each every one of two or more considered separately 0
- adverb each apiece 0