American English
/boʊθ/
One syllable.
Referring to two people or things together.
Practice out loudReferring to two people or things together.
Both teams played well.
I invited both sisters.
Use both before a plural noun: both books. Say both of the books, not both of books.
both sides · both hands · both parents · both options
both + plural noun
both of + determiner + plural noun
The two people or things already mentioned, considered together.
Both are ready.
I called them, and both answered.
both + be + adjective
both of + object pronoun
Used to show that two people or things each do something or have a quality.
They both live nearby.
The children are both tired.
With a normal verb, put both after the subject: They both work. With be, put it after be: They are both ready.
subject + both + main verb
subject + be + both + adjective
Used to include two people, things, or actions.
Both Maya and Omar work here.