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I. either [ˈaɪðəʳ, ˈi:-, Am ˈi:ðɚ, ˈaɪ-] CONJ

either ...[,] or ...
entweder ...[,] oder ...
either you leave now[,] or I call the police!
entweder Sie gehen jetzt[,] oder ich rufe die Polizei!

II. either [ˈaɪðəʳ, ˈi:-, Am ˈi:ðɚ, ˈaɪ-] ADV inv

1. either (introducing alternative):

either ... or ...
entweder ... oder ...
available in either black or white
in Schwarz oder Weiß erhältlich
+ neg I won't call him either today or tomorrow
ich rufe ihn weder heute noch morgen an

2. either + neg (indicating similarity):

I haven't been to the cinema for ages — I haven't been either
ich bin seit Ewigkeiten nicht [mehr] im Kino gewesen — ich auch nicht
it won't do any harm, but won't really help either
es schadet nicht, hilft aber auch nicht wirklich

3. either + neg (moreover):

they do really good food at that restaurant and it's not very expensive either
das Essen in diesem Restaurant ist wirklich gut, und nicht einmal sehr teuer

III. either [ˈaɪðəʳ, ˈi:-, Am ˈi:ðɚ, ˈaɪ-] ADJ attr, inv

1. either (each of two):

I sat with two smokers on either side of me
ich saß zwischen zwei Rauchern
on either side were fields of grass
zu beiden Seiten waren Wiesen

2. either (one of two):

either
eine(r, s) [von beiden]
either person would be fine for the job
jede/jeder der beiden wäre für den Job geeignet
there are no children of either marriage
aus den beiden Ehen stammen keine Kinder
either way [or in either case]
so oder so

IV. either [ˈaɪðəʳ, ˈi:-, Am ˈi:ðɚ, ˈaɪ-] PRON no pl

either
beide/beides
we have beer and wine — would you like either?
wir haben Bier und Wein — was hättest du lieber?
you can have either of the two chocolates
welche der beiden Pralinen hättest du gern?
either of you
eine/einer von euch beiden

either-ˈor ADJ

either-or
Entweder-oder-
either-or situation
Entweder-oder-Situation f