Between has been used of more than two items since Old English; it is especially appropriate to signify a one-to-one relationship, regardless of the number of items.

We use between to refer to two things which are clearly separated. We use among to talk about things which are not clearly separated because they are part of a group or crowd or mass of …

Between Look up between in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Between is a preposition. It may also refer to:

To be between two things is to be in the middle. In a picture, if you are between your sisters, one is on your left and the other is on your right. The preposition between comes from the Old English …

If something is between two things or is in between them, it has one of the things on one side of it and the other thing on the other side. She left the table to stand between the two men.

In an intermediate situation: My roommates disagreed and I was caught in between.

Oct 31, 2025 · It is sometimes said that between usually applies to two things, while among applies to more than two things. According to the Oxford English Dictionary: "In all senses, …