prep.
&
adv.
- at, into, or across the space separating (two objects, places, or points).
- in the period separating (two points in time).
-
[as prep.]
indicating a connection or relationship involving two or more parties.
-
[as prep.]
by combining the resources or actions of (two or more parties).
Phrase
- between ourselves
(or you and me)
in confidence. -
(in)
between times
(or whiles)
in the intervals between other actions.
Usage
Say between you and me, rather than between you and I. A preposition such as between takes the object case and is correctly followed by object pronouns such as me, him, her, and us rather than subject pronouns such as I, he, she, and we. Thus it is right to say between us or between him and her and it is clearly wrong to say between we or between he and she.
Etymology
OE betwēonum, from be ‘by’ + a Gmc word rel. to two.