Between | Mean of between in English Dictionary

/bɪˈtwiːn/

• in the space that separates (two things or people)
1. The ball rolled between the desk and the wall.
2. He stood between his mother and his father.
3. The office has two desks with a table between them.
4. They put up a fence between their house and their neighbor's house.
5. There are fences between all the houses.
6. a book that blurs the line/boundary between fact and fiction
7. There are fences in between all the houses.
• in the time that separates (two actions, events, etc.)
1. If you want to lose weight, you shouldn't eat between meals.
2. Between bites of food, they talked to their teacher.
3. The two days between Monday and Thursday are Tuesday and Wednesday.
4. We should arrive between 9 and 10 o'clock.
5. You shouldn't eat in between meals.
• in shares to each of (two or more people)
1. The property was divided equally between the son and the daughter. [=the son and the daughter received an equal share of the property]
2. His estate was divided between [=among] his four grandchildren.

• known only by (two people)
1. They shared a secret between them.
2. (Just) Between you and me, I think he's wrong. [=I'm telling you that I think he's wrong, but you should not tell anyone else what I've told you]
3. What I'm going to tell you should remain a secret (just) between us/ourselves.
• in the space separating two things or people
1. The office has two desks with a table between.
2. The office has two desks with a table in between.