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EN[iːt͡ʃ] [it͡ʃ] [-iːtʃ]
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  • Each may refer to:
  • each, a determiner and indefinite pronoun in the English language
  • EACH, Educational Action Challenging Homophobia, a UK charitable organisation

    Definition of each in English Dictionary

  • NounPLeaches
    1. (operations, philosophy) An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.
    2. Determiner
      1. All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
        1. Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.  ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.
      2. Every one; every thing.
        1. I'm going to give each of you a chance to win. ‎
      3. For one; per.
        1. The apples cost 50 cents each. ‎
    3. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • Take it from me, if you can't learn how to communicate with each other, your marriage will never work.
        • The living room and dining room adjoin each other.
        • The subscript numbers after each element are the indices of that element.
      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • Each condition had five blocks of data, which were comprised of controls, nonCF Pa, mucoid Pa and nonmucoid Pa (Pa was either live cells or spent culture filtrates as indicated).
        • Each year they handpick seven candidates for next year's committee.
        • Each ruin pub is unique, but they all share certain similarities. The main ingredient is usually an abandoned building, preferably with a vacant lot nearby to hold picnic tables and a few beer taps.
      3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • At one extreme, the two plots in Malaysia are in tall, evergreen forest; have no regular dry season; and include over 800 tree and treelet species each.
        • With the CE protocol, tortuous loops were better detected in 43.5%, capillary nonperfusion regions in 26.1%, and neovascularization and hemorrhages in 13% each.
        • It is this uniqueness that draws curious coffee and food lovers, and inspire them to go cafe-hopping to savour a different experience at each.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Determiners
        • Nouns
          • Countable nouns
          • Pronouns
            • Indefinite pronouns
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          Source: Wiktionary

          Meaning of each for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "each" is a determiner. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a pronoun, more specifically, an indefinite pronoun.
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          Definiteness: Level 9
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          Definite    ➨     Versatile