- atween
- \\ə.ˈtwēn\ preposition or adverb
Etymology: Middle English atwene, from a- (I) + -twene (as in betwene)now dialect : between
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Atween — A*tween , adv. or prep. [See {Atwain}, and cf. {Between}.] Between. [Archaic] Spenser. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
atween — c.1400, from A (Cf. a ) (1) + TWEEN (Cf. tween) … Etymology dictionary
atween — /euh tween /, prep., adv. Dial. between. [1350 1400; ME atwen, prob. on the model of other synonymous pairs, as afore, before, etc.; see A 1, BETWEEN] * * * … Universalium
atween — preposition between … Wiktionary
atween — North Country (Newcastle) Words between, betwixt … English dialects glossary
Between — Be*tween , prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS. betwe[ o]nan, betwe[ o]num; prefix be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See {Twain}, and cf. {Atween}, {Betwixt}.] 1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Between decks — Between Be*tween , prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS. betwe[ o]nan, betwe[ o]num; prefix be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See {Twain}, and cf. {Atween}, {Betwixt}.] 1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Between ourselves — Between Be*tween , prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS. betwe[ o]nan, betwe[ o]num; prefix be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See {Twain}, and cf. {Atween}, {Betwixt}.] 1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Between themselves — Between Be*tween , prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS. betwe[ o]nan, betwe[ o]num; prefix be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See {Twain}, and cf. {Atween}, {Betwixt}.] 1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Between you and me — Between Be*tween , prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS. betwe[ o]nan, betwe[ o]num; prefix be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See {Twain}, and cf. {Atween}, {Betwixt}.] 1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
