# each

Pronunciation: say "EECH" US /it͡ʃ/, UK /iːt͡ʃ/

## Determiner

1. Used before a singular noun to refer to every member of a group taken separately.
   - Simple: Every one of a group, thought of one at a time.
   - _Each child received a prize._
   - _Check each page before you sign._

## Pronoun

2. Every one or thing individually, one by one ('I'm going to give each of you a chance', 'from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs').
   - Simple: Every one, taken separately, used without a noun.
   - _Each of the rooms has a view of the sea._
   - _The twins are alike, but each has her own style._

## Adverb

3. For, to or by every member of a group separately; apiece.
   - Simple: For every person or thing separately.
   - _We paid twenty euros each for the meal._
   - _Give them two biscuits each._

## Other meanings

- (noun) In warehousing and retail, a single unit of a product, as opposed to the case or carton it comes in.

## Origin

From Middle English eche, elche, ilch, from Old English ǣlċ, a contraction of ǣġhwelċ. It is related to Scots ilk, Dutch elk, and German jeglicher ("any"), and by surface analysis can be seen as Old English ā + which.

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