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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EACH, a. Every one of any number separately considered or treated.
To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment. Genesis 14.
And the princes of Israel, being twelve men, each one was for the house of his fathers. Numbers 1.
Simeon and Levi took each man his sword. Genesis 34.
The emperor distributed to each soldier in his army a liberal donative.
To each corresponds other. Let each esteem other better than himself. It is our duty to assist each other; that is, it is our duty to assist, each to assist the other.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (used of count nouns) every one considered individually; "each person is mortal"; "each party is welcome" adv
1: to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each" [syn: each, to each one, for each one, from each one, apiece]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ech, from Old English ?lc; akin to Old High German iogil?h each; both from West Germanic *aiw- ever, always (whence Old English ? always) + *gal?kaz having the same form, like (whence Old English gel?c like) — more at aye, like Date: before 12th century being one of two or more distinct individuals having a similar relation and often constituting an aggregate II. pronoun Date: before 12th century each one <to each his own> III. adverb Date: before 12th century to or for each ; apiece <cost a dollar each>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & pron. --adj. every one of two or more persons or things, regarded separately (each person; five in each class). --pron. each person or thing (each of us; have two books each; cost a penny each). Phrases and idioms: each and every every single. each other one another (used as a compound reciprocal pron. : they hate each other; they wore each other's hats). each way Brit. (of a bet) backing a horse etc. for both a win and a place. Etymology: OE ælc f. WG (as AYE, ALIKE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Each Each ([=e]ch), a. or a. pron. [OE. eche, [ae]lc, elk, ilk, AS. [ae]lc; [=a] always + gel[=i]c like; akin to OD. iegelik, OHG. [=e]ogil[=i]h, MHG. iegel[=i]ch, G. jeglich. [root]209. See 3d Aye, Like, and cf. Either, Every, Ilk.] 1. Every one of the two or more individuals composing a number of objects, considered separately from the rest. It is used either with or without a following noun; as, each of you or each one of you. ``Each of the combatants.'' --Fielding. Note: To each corresponds other. ``Let each esteem other better than himself.'' Each other, used elliptically for each the other. It is our duty to assist each other; that is, it is our duty, each to assist the other, each being in the nominative and other in the objective case. It is a bad thing that men should hate each other; but it is far worse that they should contract the habit of cutting one another's throats without hatred. --Macaulay. Let each His adamantine coat gird well. --Milton. In each cheek appears a pretty dimple. --Shak. Then draw we nearer day by day, Each to his brethren, all to God. --Keble. The oak and the elm have each a distinct character. --Gilpin. 2. Every; -- sometimes used interchangeably with every. --Shak. I know each lane and every alley green. --Milton. In short each man's happiness depends upon himself. --Sterne. Note: This use of each for every, though common in Scotland and in America, is now un-English. --Fitzed. Hall. Syn: See Every.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. 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. 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. DET: DET sing-n • Each is also a pronoun. ...two bedrooms, each with three beds... She began to consult doctors, and each had a different diagnosis. PRON • Each is also an emphasizing pronoun. We each have different needs and interests. PRON • 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. ADV: amount ADV • 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... The machines, each of which is perhaps five feet in diameter, are not the largest devices in the room. QUANT: QUANT of def-pl-n 2. If you refer to each one of the members of a group, you are emphasizing that something applies to every one of them. He picked up forty of these publications and read each one of them. QUANT: QUANT of def-pl-n [emphasis] 3. You can refer to each and every member of a group to emphasize that you mean all the members of that group. Each and every person responsible for his murder will be brought to justice... They can't destroy truth without destroying each and every one of us. PHRASE: PHR n, PHR of n [emphasis] 4. 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. We looked at each other in silence... Both sides are willing to make allowances for each other's political sensitivities... Uncle Paul and I hardly know each other. PRON: v PRON, prep PRON

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. 1. One and the other (of two), both, either (archaic and poetical). 2. Every one (of several). II. n. 1. Reaped ground, cropped land, harvested land. 2. Eddish. See aftermath.

Moby Thesaurus

all, all and some, all and sundry, any, apiece, aside, each and all, each and every, each one, each to each, every, every one, one and all, one by one, particular, per, per annum, per capita, respective, respectively, several, severally, specific, various