If you refer to each thing or each person in a group, you are referring to every member of the group and consideringthem as individuals.
Each book is beautifully illustrated.
Each year, hundreds of animals are killed in this way.
Blend in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one.
Each is also a pronoun.
...two bedrooms, each with three beds.
She began to consult doctors, and each had a different diagnosis.
Each is also an emphasizing pronoun.
We each have different needs and interests.
Synonyms: every one, all, each one, each and every one More Synonyms of each
Each is also an adverb.
The children were given one each, handed to them or placed on their plates.
They were selling tickets at six pounds each.
Synonyms: apiece, individually, singly, for each More Synonyms of each
Each is also a quantifier.
He handed each of them a page of photos.
Each of these exercises takes one or two minutes to do.
There are three main types of cloud, each of which has many variations.
2. quantifier
If you refer to each oneof the members of a group, you are emphasizing that something applies to every one ofthem.
[emphasis]
He picked up forty of these publications and read each one of them.
3.
See each and every
4.
See each other
usage note: You use each to refer to every person or thing in a group when you are thinking about them asindividuals. You use every to refer to all the members of a group that has more than two members. He listened to every news bulletin. ...an equal chance for every child. Note that each can be used to refer to both members of a pair. Each apartment has two bedrooms... We each carried a suitcase. Note that each and every are only used with singular nouns.
More Synonyms of each
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each in British English
(iːtʃ)
determiner
1.
a.
every (one) of two or more considered individually
each day
each person
b.
(as pronoun)
each gave according to his or her ability
adverb
2.
for, to, or from each one; apiece
four apples each
▶ USAGE Each is a singular pronoun and should be used with a singular form of a verb: each of the candidates was (not were) interviewed separately
Word origin
Old English ǣlc; related to Old High German ēogilīh, Old Frisian ellik, Dutch elk
each in American English
(itʃ)
adjective, pronoun
1.
every one of two or more considered separately
each (one) of you will be notified
adverb
2.
apiece
give them two apples each
Idioms:
each other
Word origin
ME ech, elc, each, every < OE ælc < *agilic, akin to OHG iogilith (Ger jeglich) < PGmc *aiw-galic: see aye1 & alike
Examples of 'each' in a sentence
each
They have also failed in each of the last three seasons.
The Sun (2017)
Slice off one end of each potato so they can stand up.
The Sun (2016)
Each hospital is also appointing local whistleblowing guardians.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Each decoy also has its own anchor and weight attached.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
Cut a small hole in each one and stuff with half an olive for the pupil.
The Sun (2016)
Each cheetah is also fed a whole rabbit once each week.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
Some spouses tend to nag or criticise each other ; others may be jealous or possessive.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He spends an average of two minutes talking with each recipient ; longer than other royals.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This applies not only to your career expectations but also to each gig.
Evans, Andrew The Secrets of Musical Confidence (1994)
But it is the right pronoun in each of these sentences.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Score four or five times on the skin side of each one.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Luckily each new revival also gives rising stars the chance to shine.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was also lower than each month in the final quarter of last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He has to give me one phrase in each week for a point on his chart.
The Sun (2016)
It also enables each side to gamble over the outcome of a final hearing.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Each would elect one member for five years.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Each group would also like to grab a larger proportion of that value for itself.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
Another way to view the relationship between explanation and application is to look at the pronouns each calls for.
Christianity Today (2000)
You will need one voucher for each night you book and you will need to present them on arrival at your park.
The Sun (2009)
No war is like any other; each victim is distinctive.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Both finished the season on 76 points with one win apiece against each other in the league.
The Sun (2007)
Each one of the treats has around 250 calories.
The Sun (2011)
At night he puts a sentence or theme into each room; in the morning he pulls the contents out again.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Location Nine campuses; each with its own unique feel.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Notice how each indefinite pronoun is used in the following sentences: Each of the band members has two free tickets.
Bachmann, Susan (editor) & Barth, Melinda Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric and Handbook (1995)
Hold weight in each hand; rest left hand on left thigh and hang right hand by side, palm back.
The Sun (2010)
THE last four league meetings between these sides have ended 1-0 - two wins apiece for each team.
The Sun (2006)
In other languages
each
British English: each /iːtʃ/ DETERMINER
Each thing or person in a group means every member as an individual.
Each book is beautifully illustrated.
American English: each
Arabic: كُلُّ
Brazilian Portuguese: cada
Chinese: 每个
Croatian: svaki
Czech: každý
Danish: hver
Dutch: elke
European Spanish: cada
Finnish: jokainen kukin
French: chaque
German: jeder
Greek: καθένας
Italian: ogni
Japanese: それぞれの
Korean: 각자의
Norwegian: hver
Polish: każdy
European Portuguese: cada
Romanian: fiecare
Russian: каждый
Latin American Spanish: cada
Swedish: var
Thai: แต่ละ
Turkish: her bir
Ukrainian: кожен
Vietnamese: mỗi
British English: each /iːtʃ/ PRONOUN
Each means every one.
He gave each of us a book.
American English: each
Arabic: كُلُّ
Brazilian Portuguese: cada
Chinese: 每个
Croatian: svatko
Czech: každý
Danish: hver
Dutch: elk
European Spanish: cada uno
Finnish: kukin
French: chacun
German: jeder
Greek: καθένας
Italian: ognuno
Japanese: それぞれ
Korean: 각자
Norwegian: hver
Polish: każdy
European Portuguese: cada
Romanian: fiecare
Russian: все
Latin American Spanish: cada uno
Swedish: var
Thai: แต่ละ
Turkish: her bir
Ukrainian: кожний
Vietnamese: mỗi người
All related terms of 'each'
each way
If you bet money each way on the result of a horse race or a dog race, you will win some money if the animal you bet on comes first, second, third, or sometimes fourth .
each other
You use each other when you are saying that each member of a group does something to the others or has a particular connection with the others.
each and every
You can refer to each and every member of a group to emphasize that you mean all the members of that group.
at each other's throats
If two people or groups are at each other's throats , they are quarrelling or fighting violently with each other.
cut each other's throats
to ruin each other, as by underselling in business
be at each other's throats
if two people or groups are at each other's throats , they are continually arguing or fighting
live in each other's pockets
to spend a great deal of time together, perhaps too much
strike sparks off each other
if people who are trying to achieve something together strike sparks off each other, they react to each other in a very exciting or creative way
with each passing year/with every passing year
If something changes with each passing year or with every passing day , it changes continuously.
Chinese translation of 'each'
each
(iːtʃ)
adj
[thing, person, idea]每 (měi)
pron
(= each one) 每个(個) (měigè)
⇒ two bedrooms, each with three beds两间卧室 ，每间有3张床 (liáng jiān wòshì, měi jiān yǒu sān zhāng chuáng)
each one of them他们(們)中的每一个(個) (tāmen zhōng de měi yī gè)
each other互相 (hùxiāng)
they have 2 books each他们(們)每人有两(兩)本书(書) (tāmen měi rén yǒu liǎng běn shū)
they cost 5 pounds each每个(個)售价(價)5镑(鎊) (měigè shòujià wǔ bàng)
each of us我们(們)每个(個)人 (wǒmen měigèrén)
each 表示一个群体中的每一个人或物 ，强调的是每一个个体。every 指由两个以上的个体组成的群体中的所有的人或物 ，强调的是整体。 He listened to every news bulletin ... an equal chance for every child ... 注意 each 指两个当中的任何一个。 Each apartment has two bedrooms ... We each carried a suitcase.each 和 every 后面都只能跟名词单数形式。
every one of two or more people or things considered individually
Each book is beautifully illustrated.
Synonyms
every
I walk to work every day.
every single
(pronoun)
Definition
every one of two or more people or things
Three doctors each had a different diagnosis.
Synonyms
every one
all
each one
each and every one
one and all
(adverb)
Definition
for, to, or from each person or thing
The children were given one each.
Synonyms
apiece
He and I had two fish apiece.
individually
singly
for each
to each
respectively
per person
from each
per head
per capita
Usage note
Each is a singular pronoun and should be used with a singular verb – for example, each of the candidates was interviewed separately (not were interviewed separately).