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• 0 in or into the space that separates two places, people, or objects:

  • The town lies halfway between Rome and Florence.

  • Standing between the two adults was a small child.

  • She squeezed between the parked cars and ran out into the road.

  • There were two houses with a narrow path in between.

• 1 If something is between two amounts, it is greater than the first amount but smaller than the second:

  • She weighs between 55 and 60 kilograms.

  • The competition is open to children between six and twelve years of age.

  • The room was either extremely cold or hot, never anything in between (= in the middle).

• 2 in the period of time that separates two different times or events:

  • You shouldn't eat between meals.

  • There is a break of ten minutes between classes.

  • The office is closed for lunch between 12.30 and 1.30.

  • In between sobs, he managed to tell them what had happened.

  • He visits his parents every month and sometimes in between.

• 3 among two or more people or things:

  • The money was divided equally between several worthy causes.

  • We drank two bottles of wine between the four of us.

  • Trade between the two countries (= their trade with each other) has increased sharply in the past year.

  • There is a great deal of similarity between Caroline and her mother (= they are very similar).

• 4 A discussion, argument, or game between two or more people or groups of people involves both people or groups:

  • The negotiations between the union and management have broken down.

  • There has always been a fierce rivalry between the two schools.

  • Tonight's game is between the New Orleans Saints and the St. Louis Rams.

• 5 If you choose between two things, you choose one thing or the other:

  • You'll have to choose between a holiday or a new washing machine.

  • She was torn between loyalty to her father and love for her husband (= she could not decide which one to support).

• 6 connecting two or more places, things, or people:

  • There is a regular train service between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

  • The survey shows a link between asthma and air pollution.

  • He commutes daily between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

• 7 separating two places or things:

  • The wall between East and West Berlin came down in 1989.

  • The report states that the gap between the rich and the poor has increased dramatically over the past decade.

• 8 in or into the space that separates two places, people, or objects:

  • We live halfway between Toronto and Montreal.

  • She squeezed in between the parked cars.

  • She weighs between 55 and 60 pounds.

• 9 in the period of time that separates two different times or events:

  • There’s a ten-minute break between classes.

  • You should arrive between 8 and 8:30.

  • In between sobs, he managed to tell them what had happened.

• 10 shared by or involving two or more people or things:

  • The money was divided equally between her three children.

  • Trade between the two countries has increased sharply.

  • There is a great deal of similarity between Caroline and her mother.

  • Between the three of us, we were able to afford a nice graduation gift.

  • You’ll have to choose between dinner and a movie.

  • Next week’s game will be between the two finalists.

• 11 connecting two or more places, things, or people:

  • There is regular train service between New York and Philadelphia.

  • The survey shows a link between asthma and air pollution.

• 12 separating two places or things:

  • The wall between East and West Berlin came down in 1989.

  • What’s the difference between this $100 watch and the $500 one (= In what way are they different)?