Either

Definition: Either

Either

Adverb

1. After a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'; "he isn't stupid, but he isn't exactly a genius either"; "I don't know either"; "if you don't order dessert I won't either".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "either" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Tips from 1870

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Absence of Choice

Adverb: either; (choice).

Choice

Adverb: optionally; Adjective: at pleasure; (will); either the one or the other; or at the option of; whether or not; once and for all; for one's money.

Friendship

Phrase: amicitia semper prodest; " a mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one "; " friendship is love without either flowers or veil "; trulgus amicitias utilitate probat.

Irresolution

Interjection: "how happy could I be with either!".

Straightness

Verb: be straight; Adjective: have no turning; not incline to either side, not bend to either side, not turn to either side, not deviate to either side; go straight; steer for; (directions).

Unintelligibility

Not understand; lose, lose the clue; miss; not know what to make of, be able to make nothing of, give it up; not be able to account for, not be able to make either head or tail of; be at sea; (uncertain); wonder; see through a glass darkly; (ignorance).

Crosswords: Either

Both of 'em. And I'm convinced there wasn't one seminal or innovative idea in either one of themEnjoy your punch (A Beautiful Mind; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

You're either incredibly smart or incredibly stupid (Enemy of the State; writing credit: David Marconi)

Well I'm not very disappointed either. (Moonlight and Valentino; writing credit: Ellen Simon)

Lets not forget Dude that keeping wildlife, uman amphibious rodent, forum, ya know domesticwithin the citythat ain't legal either. (The Big Lebowski; writing credit: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen)

Luca Brasi held a gun to his head, and my father assured him that either his brains, or his signature, would be on the contract (The Godfather; writing credit: Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo)

Well it was either now or walkin down the urchin' moon (Rock In A Hard Place (Cheshire Cat); performing artist: Aerosmith)

So it's either here just drinkin' beer (Pop A Top; performing artist: Alan Jackson)

Legit either work hard or you might as well quit ("U Can't Touch This"; performing artist: M.C. Hammer)

Either You're Wrong (Black or White; performing artist: Michael Jackson; writing credit: Michael Jackson)

And it's the thang to be either crips or bloods (Can't Nobody; performing artist: Nate Dogg)

Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped. (references; author: Groucho Marx)

Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered -- either by themselves or by others. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Time is like money: You can either spend, waste, or invest! (references; author: unknown)

Remember, your relatives had no choice in the matter, either. (references; author: unknown)

People who love sausage and respect the law should never watch either of them being made. (references; author: unknown)

Either Way You Lose (1995)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• 101 Things You Don't Know About Science and No One Else Does Either (reference)

• Business Success Skills - Everything you always wanted to know about Success, but didn't know who to ask, because they probably didn't know either... (reference)

• Either Way Dead (reference)

• My Life on Either Side of the Rockies (reference)

• No Cold Water, Either (reference)

  (more book examples)

High Tech

• 120/240 Vac Redundant Ps for Either The 10 Or 100MBps Multiport (reference)

• Dreamweaver/Fireworks Studio 3.0 Upgrade for Mac from either DW or FW (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Adult black female breast visible. Physician's hands are seen performing a needle biopsy to determine nature of lump either fluid-filled cyst or solid tumor. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

A typed manuscript lies open on a purple tablecloth. Various types of grain, either loose or in a bowl and a ladle, are on top. There is also a basket with a round loaf of brown bread cut in half. See also AV-3906. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

In the field, mosquito larvae may be observed resting at the water surface, either held horizontally against the surface by float hairs, or hanging at an angle to the surface by their siphon. Credit: CDC.

Law office shingle - Either lawyer humor or an avid fisherman. Credit: America's Coastlines.

The sex of a blue crab is determined by the shape of the "apron". The male apron, shown here, is shaped like a rocket. Females have either a "V" shape (immature) or a very wide apron with a small tip (mature.). Credit: America's Coastlines.

Figure 25. Schmidt thermometer. These were of the Richter design. The firm of of Schmidt and Vossberg was founded in 1912 and fabricated these instruments upon its debut. Afterwards the company became named solely "Franz Schmidt" and all thermometers of either name are generally grouped under the name Schmidt. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 55. Stahlberg mounting devised by Dr. Walter Stahlberg, conservator of the Museum fur Meereskunde at Berlin. This mounting could be used with either a messenger for reversing in relatively shallow water or a helical system for deep water. It was used on board the German vessel MOWE off the coast of Africa in 1911. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Fifty years ago, frozen orange juice was just a flavorless commercial flop. The only orange juice you could get back then was either squeezed from fresh oranges, mixed from a relatively tasteless concentrate, or poured from a can-and it tasted like a can! P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Either odd rock formations or some kind of ruins in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. Credit: Unknown.

The NMDA receptor complex. Activation (i.e., excitation) occurs when either glutamate (Glu) or N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) and glycine (Gly) bind to the receptor molecule. Credit: NIAA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

If anyone holds of us by fee-farm, either by socage or by burage, or of any other land by knight's service, we will not (by reason of that fee-farm, socage, or burgage), have the wardship of the heir, or of such land of his as if of the fief of that other; nor shall we have wardship of that fee-farm, socage, or burgage, unless such fee-farm owes knight's service. (reference)

And so by this their own principle, either all men, however born, are free, or else there is but one lawful prince, one lawful government in the world. (Second Treatise of Government)

They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, beprivileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place. (reference)

Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. (reference)

It may either stop here, or establish certain limits not to be transcended by those departments. (reference)

In either case, it is both reactionary and Utopian. (reference)

The notification referred to in the present Article shall be made either directly or through the intermediary of another Power. (reference)

The power of the State is exercised without restraint, either by dictators or by compact oligarchies operating through a privileged party and a political police. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

There had been no real affection either in his language or manners

They are either vapid or controversial

As the words were spoken, they passed through the wall, and stood upon an open country road, with fields on either hand

At one extremity, this spacious room was lighted by the windows of the two towers, which formed a small recess on either side of the portal

Either from want of time or indifference she no longer washed her linen

Two penitents rose and entered the confessional at either side

They thus directed, we will follow In the main battle, whose puissance on either side Shall be well winged with our chiefest horse

The lights of the truck came on, and they illuminated a little blur of highway ahead, and a strip of desert on either side of the road

That I could not walk with any security, for if either of my hind feet slipped, I must inevitably fall

Granted that the majority are able at last either to own or hire the modern house with all its improvements

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Diarrhea can be either acute or chronic. (references)

Either form can cause serious complications. (references)

She says her mother never talked about it either. (references)

Business

Bids can either be technical or commercial. (references)

The offset may be either direct or indirect. (references)

Students can choose to attend schools in either system. (references)

Children

Grenada

Abused children are placed either in a government-run home or in private foster homes. (references)

Korea

Firms with over 300 employees are required by law either to hire persons with disabilities or pay a fine. (references)

Taiwan

Courts are authorized to appoint guardians for children who have either lost their parents or whose parents are deemed unfit. (references)

Civil Liberties

Bangladesh

No one was held accountable in either incident. (references)

Gabon

Libel can be either a criminal offense or a civil matter. (references)

Maldives

Most major media outlets are owned either by the Government or its sympathizers. (references)

Discrimination

Israel and the occupied territories

Local human rights groups are concerned that these laws often are not enforced, either as a result of institutionalized discrimination, or because resources for implementing those laws, or mechanisms for their enforcement, sometimes are lacking. (references)

Economic History

Switzerland

The Swiss did not participate in either world war. (references)

Australia

Either fixed or indefinite-term contracts may be employed. (references)

Human Rights

United Kingdom

No charges were brought in either case. (references)

Burkina Faso

No action was taken against those responsible in either case. (references)

Comoros

No trial had been scheduled for either opponent by year's end. (references)

Indigenous People

Colombia

ONIC reported widespread cases in which members of indigenous communities, particularly in Putumayo, are forbidden to leave their community without either paramilitary or FARC permission, in which paramilitaries have blockaded communities, or in which indigenous people returning from urban areas are accused by guerrillas of being paramilitary collaborators. (references)

Minorities

Lebanon

No one had been arrested in connection with either crime by year's end. (references)

Mali

No single ethnic group predominates in either the private sector or the public sector. (references)

Political Economy

NICARAGUA

No U.S. company has entered the Nicaraguan insurance market, either. (references)

El Salvador

Official transactions, including court fines, may take place in either currency. (references)

Yemen

Most victims of kidnapping in Yemen have been either tourists or oil company workers. (references)

Political Rights

Czech Republic

No seats are reserved in either house for ethnic minorities. (references)

Kuwait

No new legislation has been introduced by either the Government or by Assembly members. (references)

Moldova

Debate takes place in either the Moldovan/Romanian or Russian language, with translation provided. (references)

Trade

Canada

This information can be in either English or French. (references)

France

Either a straight or negotiable bill of landing is acceptable. (references)

Denmark

The requirements may stem from either Danish or EU laws and regulations. (references)

Travel

Russia

In winter one must be prepared for either slush or icy sidewalks. (references)

South Africa

Most companies in South Africa are able to correspond in either language. (references)

El Salvador

A valid passport and either a visa or tourist card are required in order to visit El Salvador. (references)

Women

Oman

Doctors do not have a legal responsibility to report either spouse or child abuse to the courts. (references)

San Marino

The new law provides that both men and women can transmit citizenship either through birth or naturalization. (references)

Bahrain

Women of either branch may own and inherit property and may represent themselves in all public and legal matters. (references)

Worker Rights

Albania

Some unions chose not to join either of the federations. (references)

Slovak Republic

Complaints may be resolved either in collective negotiations or in court. (references)

Djibouti

Instead they must provide either government or private accident insurance. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "either": ad either ♦ control by means of a split coupling between the motor and the fan.The speed of the fan is varied by altering the slip between the two coupling halves either magnetically or hydraulically ♦ either ... or ♦ either could happen ♦ either end hop off ♦ either of them ♦ either one ♦ either or ♦ either the one or the other ♦ either today or tomorrow ♦ either way ♦ i don't mind either way! ♦ not be able to make either head or tail of ♦ not deviate to either side ♦ of either sex ♦ on either side. Additional references.

Beginning with "either": either-or, either-way.

Ending with "either": effort-either, footnotes-either, proposal-either, triable-either, troop-either.

Containing "either": triable-either-way.

Albanian

secili (apiece, each, everybody), për më tepër (besides, further, hereto, moreover, then), kushdo (any, anybody, everybody, everyone, whoever), gjithashtu jo, dikush (anybody, somebody, someone), diçka (any, anything, aught, somebody, someone, something, somewhat), cilido (any, every, everybody, whatever, whoever), çdonjëri (everybody), a (do, if, or, whether). (various references)

Arabic 

‏كل (all, any, each, every, jade, livelong, tire, whole), ‏احد الامرين, ‏أي البصات سوف تاخذ. (various references)

Bulgarian 

всеки (all, each, every, everybody, everyone, man, you), не дотам, един (one), или единият или другият, и единият и другият, и аз пък, и аз. (various references)

Chinese 

二者之一 , 或者. (various references)

Czech

oba (both), kterýkoliv (any, whichever), kterýkoli ze dvou, jeden ze dvou, jeden nebo druhý (either of them), žádný (any, neither, no, none, not any). (various references)

Danish

enhed,der enten aktivt eller passivt kan lokalisere biler (device locating automobiles either actively or passively), E470 (alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or from distilled edible fatty acids, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, sodium), E477 (either alone or mixed with diesters, monoesters of propylene glycol and of fatty acids), either end hop off (EEHO, either end hop off), en overskaerende afspaerringsventil af typen Cameron goer det muligt at skaere boreroer over,uden at det er noedvendigt af fjerne de overskaarne roerstykker,for at afspaerringsventilen som ved blind rams kan lukke borehullet af (the Cameron shear ram allows the cutting of pipe without the necessity of removing either piece of cut pipe to allow the rams to seal the hole as blind rams), en boreplatform kan baere hele boreinstallationen,herunder alt tilhoerende udstyr,eller ogsaa kun omfatte boretaarnet,idet de oevrige installationer saa findes ombord paa en forsyningslaegter (including the ancillary facilities, or simply the derrick, the other equipment being placed on a tender, the platform may either carry all the drilling equipment), foran og bagved valsestolene findes rulleborde til at fremfoere og bortfjerne valsegodset (on either side of the rolling mill stands are roller tables for conveying and removing the products), for at anskueliggoere aandedraetsorganets virkemaade kan man enten simulere den oejeblikkelige aflejring af stoev i lungen, eller langtidsaflejringen, under hensyntagen til lungens evne til selvrensning (in order to reproduce the functioning of the bronchopulmonary system either by simulating lung retention at a given moment or by simulating cumulative retention, while taking into account pulmonary clearance phenomena), den dendritiske form er en overgangsform,der kun er bestandig i naervaer af smelte;den kan ses enten naar vaeksten traekker sig tilbage eller naar der er sejgring til stede (and is rendered observable either by withdrawal of the liquid or by the presence of segregation, the dendritic shape is a transitory stage which exists in the presence of liquid), foranstaltninger til fremme af unge landbrugeres etablering (measures to encourage the installation of young farmers of either sex), henstillingsspor der kan befares fra begge sider (fan of sidings with entry from either direction, through siding), fristen løber fra den dag,hvor afgørelsen enten er blevet forkyndt for den pågældende personligt eller på hans bopæl (either on the party in person or at his residence, the period runs from the date when the decision was served), disse salte fremstilles enten af spiselige fedtstoffer eller af destillerede spisefedtsyrer (alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or from distilled edible fatty acids, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, sodium), disse forbud maa dog hverken udgoere...eller en skjult begraensning af samhandelen mellem Medlemsstaterne (such prohibitions shall not constitute either a...or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States), det produkt, hvoraf proevestykker til mekanisk proevning udtages, kan enten vaere en del af leverancen eller et saerlig fremstillet stykke (the product from which test pieces for mechanical tests are taken may be either one of the products presented for acceptance or a sample product), boreskibe har enten et boretaarn midtskibs eller et boretaarn paa en konsol,eller ogsaa arbejder de sammen to og to,idet de skrog mod skrog danner en katamaran (drillships have either a central or cantilever derrick, or work hull to hull in catamaran style with another boat), alternativ tovejskommunikation (either-way communication, two-way alternate communication, two-way alternate data communication), anbefale vedtagelse eller forkastelse (to recommend either adoption or rejection), antallet af brydningsrum med lange fronter er i stigning, en trediedel har en eller to fremfoeringer udfra rummet (the majority of longwall faces are advancing, with about one third of them having either one or two advance headings), arbejdstagernes tilpasning til den industrielle udvikling (adaptation of workers of either sex to industrial changes), banalisering (either direction working, either direction working lines, two-way working, two-way working lines), benyttelse af et spor til koersel i begge retninger (either direction working, either direction working lines, two-way working, two-way working lines), der kan opnaas kontrol over en alvorlig ukontrolleret udblaesning ved hjaelp af en hvilken som helst teknik til blokering af den udstroemmende reservoirvaeske enten i borehullet eller i formationen;den oftest anvendte metode er blokering af borehullet,dvs (control over a catastrophic blowout can be gained by any technique that blocks the escaping reservoir fluid either in the wellbore or in the formation;the method most frequently used is wellbore blockage), bidragyder (contributor One who presents a paper, either verbally or in a visual form(e.g.poster).), depotspor (fan of sidings with entry from either direction, through siding), brandslanger og taagestraaleroer boer forefindes ved hvert brandhanepunkt enten o kurve,der sidder paa brandhanestigroeret,eller i brandskabe taet ved brandhanepunktet (fire hose and fog nozzles should be located at each hydrant point either in trays attached to the hydrant riser or in cabinets close to the hydrant point), brug af sporene i begge retninger (either direction working, either direction working lines, two-way working, two-way working lines), C/R-bit (and responses are sent with C/R set to 0, and responses with the C/R bit set to 1.The network side does the opposite;i.e.commands are sent with C/R set to 1, command/response field bit, the C/R bit identifies a frame as either a command or a response.The user side sends commands with the C/R bit set to 0), de frie krystaller indeholder ofte oxidiske indeslutninger fordi disse enten har virket som faste og ved krystallisation af smelte er blevet tungere og sunket tilbunds eller fordi de,medens de sank,er blevet haengende i de forgrenede dendritter (and fell to the bottom of the ingot when their weight increased as a result ofthe metal solidifying around them, or else because the inclusions were entrapped by the branching during their fall, the free crystals often contain oxidized inclusions either because the latter acted as solid nuclei), de ulegerede lavkullede automatstaal kan bruges baade uberoliget og beroliget (the unalloyed low carbon free cutting steels can be made as either rimming or killed steels), delsektoren andre finansielle institutioner omfatter de finansielle institutioner,som ikke er henregnet til delsektoren centralbanken eller delsektoren andre monetaere institutioner (the sub-sector other credit institutions consists of those credit institutions which are not classified as belonging to either of the sub-sectors central banking authorities or other monetary institutions), beregningen af afgiften eller det variable element (calculating either the charge or the variable component), tovejsdrift paa samme spor (either direction working, either direction working lines, two-way working, two-way working lines), sejgringsnetvaerk dannes under stoerkningenenten gradvist paa de steder,hvor soejlekrystallerne stoeder sammen i hjoernerne af det stoebte emne eller ved revnedannelse (either progressively at the point of intersection of the columnar grains in the corners of cast products ( corner ghosts ), or by cracking, these threads of segregate form during solidification), silikater og silico-aluminater befinder sig enten i selve midtribben eller i dens umiddelbare naerhed,de er ofte omgivet af en ferritbraemme (and in many cases are surrounded by a halo of ferrite, silicates and silico-aluminates are found either in the axes themselves or immediately adjacent to them), slipkobling (control by means of a split coupling between the motor and the fan.The speed of the fan is varied by altering the slip between the two coupling halves either magnetically or hydraulically), store dis- eller stoevpartikler og smaa taage- eller skydraaber, der er elektrostatisk ladede, repraesenterer de ultrastore ioner og baerer i almindelighed adskillige elementarladninger, enten positive eller negative (and commonly carry several elementary charges either positive or negative, large haze or dust particles and fog or cloud droplets electrostatically charged represent the ultralarge ions), supplerende aktiviteter for landbrugere (supplementary activities for farmers of either sex), halv duplex kommunikation (either-way communication, two-way alternate communication, two-way alternate data communication), tosidigt dobbeltsporskifte (left hand switch leading, switches to either side of straight, tandem turnout), roentgen er en saaden maengde af roentgen- eller gammastraaling, at den dermed forbundne partikeludsendelse i O,001293 gram luft, ialt producerer ioner der baerer en elektricitetsmaengde, positiv eller negativ, lig med en elektrostatisk enhed (in air, ions carrying a quantity of electricity of either sign equal to one electronic unit, roentgen : the quantity of X- or gamma radiation such that the associated corpuscolar emission per O. OO1293 gramme of air produces), transporten i skakten foregaar ved hjaelp af elevatorbure eller skips (winding is done by means of either cages or skips), uddannelse af undervisere (training of instructors of either sex), udenlandske varer,som efter at være kommet ind i frilagre eller toldlagre i landet,enten for at blive videreforarbejdet eller for at indgå i en reparation for en ikke-hjemmehørende enheds regning,igen forlader landet med den øvrige eller som del af de (after having entered free zones or bonded customs warehouses within the country, either for processing or for incorporation in repairs on behalf of non-resident units, foreign goods which, leave for the rest of the world after being processed or incorporated in the repaired goods), udvaelgelsesproeve baseret paa kvalifikationsbeviser eller paa proever (competition based on either qualifications or tests), varmdeformation i alfa-gammaomraadet udfoeres undertiden ved et tilfaelde,enten i overfladen af smede-eller valsegods eller over hele tvaersnittet i yderenden af et meget langt emne (either on the surface of forged or rolled products or over their full thickness at the extremity of a very long product, hot deformation in the transformation range is sometimes carried out accidentally), ved strengstoebning transporteres det flydende metal dels i normale stoebeskeer og dels i siphonskeer (in continuous casting, liquid metal is transported by either normale ladles or tea-pot ladles), taifun (combination rope, combined rope, consisting of several strands each of which is itself formed from a combination of natural fibre or synthetic fibre yarns and steel wires, the wires being either galvanized or ungalvanized as required by the customer, typhon, typhoon, with or without a central core), luftproever udtaget ved hjaelp af PVC-roer, er blevet analyseret enten kontinuerligt i et infraroedt spektroskop, eller enkeltvis ad kolorimetrisk vej (samples were taken of the atmosphere using P.V.C. piping and were analysed either continuously by an infra-red apparatus or discontinuously by means of colorimetric tubes), i mange tilfaelde har det planlagte program for nedsaetning af foringsroer omfattet enten en oproemning af boreroershullet eller fjernelse af sikkerhedsventilerne,saaledes at der kan nedsaettes forankringsforingsroer med stoerre diameter eller evt.begge d (in many instances, or both, the planned casing programme requires either under-reaming the surface pipe hole or removing the preventers in order to run large-diameter surface casing, thus possibly leaving the hole unprotected), koldvalsning anvendes enten som en formgivningsoperation for at opnaa gode tykkelsestolerancer og en smuk overflade eller som et middel til at forande pladens mekaniske eller magnetiske egenskaber (cold rolling is employed either as a shaping operation to obtain good thickness tolerances and a good surface, or as a means of modifying the mechanical or magnetic properties of sheet material). (various references)

Dutch

of (if, or, whether). (various references)

Esperanto

ĉu (if, is it, whether). (various references)

Faeroese

ha (<question particle>, if, whether). (various references)

Farsi 

هریک ازدوتا, این وان . (various references)

Finnish

kumpi tahansa (whichever), -ko (<question particle>, if, whether), jompikumpi (one of, one or the other). (various references)

French

est-ce que, est-ce qu', soit, si, non plus, n'importe lequel, l'un ou l'autre, chaque. (various references)

German

entweder, einer von beiden, beide (both, mutually). (various references)

Greek 

είτε (whether). (various references)

Hawaiian

a (<question particle>, if, whether). (various references)

Hebrew 

או (or), אחד מהשנים, גם (also, and, as well, even, too). (various references)

Hungarian

bármelyik (any, whichever), akármelyik (whichever), valamelyik a kettő közül (either of them, either one or the other), valamelyik (either of them, some), mindkettő (both), mindkét (both), egyik (either of them, either one or the other, one, to be lame in one leg, to be lame of one leg). (various references)

Indonesian

tiap (each), salahsatu. (various references)

Italian

o (or). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

其々 (each, every, respectively, severally), 其其 (each, every, respectively, severally), 其れ其れ (each, every, respectively, severally), 夫々 (each, every, respectively, severally), 夫夫 (each, every, respectively, severally), 夫れ夫れ (each, every, respectively, severally), 各々　 (each, every, respectively), 各々 (each, every, respectively, severally), 各各 (each, every, respectively, severally), 各 (each, every, respectively, severally). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

おのおの (each, every, respectively, severally), それぞれ (each, every, respectively, severally). (various references)

Korean 

어느 쪽이든. (various references)

Norwegian

hvilken som helst. (various references)

Pig Latin

eitheray.(various references)

Polish

czyżby (, if, whether), czy (, if, whether). (various references)

Portuguese

em vez de (else, in lieu of, in place of, instead of, rather than, vice), um ou outro, um e outro (both), tampouco (neither), também (also, as well, beside, besides, eke, item, likewise, so, still, too, yet), senão (but, else, or, other, otherwise, than, unless, without), qualquer um (another, any, anybody, anyone, either one), qualquer (all, another, any, some, some kind of), ou (else, or, whether), igualmente não, de outro modo (contrariwise, else, other, otherwise), de modo idêntico (alike), cada um (apiece, each, each one), cada (any, each, every, everybody), ambos (both). (various references)

Romanian

oricare (all, any, anybody, anyone, whatever, whatsoever, whichever, whoever), nici (neither, nor, not), fiecare (all and sundry, anybody, anyone, each, every, every one, everybody, everyone, per head, several, whatever), fie unul, fie altul din, amândoi (both). (various references)

Russian 

тот или другой, тоже (also, as well, likewise, so, too), также или любой;каждый, также (also, as well, eke, hereto, just as, likewise, same as, so, too), каждый из двух, каждый (all the, ea., each, each of the, each one, every, every one, everybody, everybody's, everyone), любой из двух, любой (any, whatever, whatsoever). (various references)

Scottish

ogha (grandchild, grand-child of either sex), dara (either of two : an dara fear no am fear, second). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

ni (neither, nor), jedan ili drugi, ili (or). (various references)

Spanish

uno y otro, uno u otro, una (a, an, another, nail, one), también (also, as well, besides, likewise, too), o (either ... or, or), cualquiera de los dos, cada (all, all the, each, every, every one, everybody, everyone). (various references)

Swedish

heller, endera (one of the two), antingen (whether). (various references)

Thai

เช่นกัน, ถ้าไม่...ก็.... (various references)

Turkish

ya o ya bu, ya da (or), ne de (nor), ister, ikisinden biri, her ikisi de (both), her iki, her bir (each, every), birinden biri. (various references)

Ukrainian

хто-небудь (any, anybody, anyone, somebody), теж (also, both, eke), також (also, as well, besides, both, eke, item, likewise, so, too), кожний (anybody, anyone, apiece, each, every, everybody, everyone, several), обидва (both, both of them), один з двох, замість (for, in lieu of, in place of, instead, instead of, vice), або (or), будь-який (all, any, anybody, anyone, every, whatever, which, whichever, whichsoever). (various references)

Welsh

ychwaith (neither), naill (the one), ai (if, is it? what?, or). (various references)

Zulu

na (, if, whether). (various references)

alter, alteri, altero, alteros, alterum, alterumque, alterutrum, an, uter, uterque, utramque, utraque, utrasque, utrique, utrisque, utriusque, utroque, utrosque, utrum, utrumque. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words ending with "either": neither. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Either" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Abiathar, aither, Beithe, Deutsher, Earther, eather, eeether, eether, Eichhorn, Eichner, Eichorn, eighe, eighter, eisher, Eishort, eite, eiter, Eithy, Eitzen, Elithie, Elthor, enither, Eothen, etherf, Etherow, Etherx, ethery, etih, Feyther, Fifther, getihu, Heythorp, ither, Keithley, Kether, Pither. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: ether, ither, retie, their, there, three.

-2 letters: heir, here, hire, rete, rite, thee, thir, tier, tire, tree.

-3 letters: ere, eth, her, het, hie, hit, ire, ree, rei, ret, tee, the, tie.

-4 letters: eh, er, et, he, hi, it, re, ti.

+1 letter: diether, erethic, etheric, heftier, heister, heretic, neither, prithee, techier, therein, thewier.

+2 letters: aetheric, chertier, chestier, diethers, dithered, ditherer, earthier, erethism, etherify, etherish, etherize, heartier, hearties, heathier, heisters, hemipter, herbiest, heredity, hereinto, heretics, heretrix, herewith, heritage, hermetic, herniate, herpetic, hetaeric, hotelier, inherent, isothere, nephrite, tephrite, tetchier, theories, theorise, theorize, theremin, thermite, thievery, thirteen, trephine, weighter, whitener, withered, witherer.