between
What is the Definition of between?
Adverb:
- in the interval
- in between
How can I use between in a sentence?
Harry watched, careful not to blink in case he missed it — but just as the boy reached the dividing barrier between the two platforms, a large crowd of tourists came swarming in front of him and by the time the last backpack had cleared away, the boy had vanished.
Harry and Dudley promptly had a furious but silent fight over who would listen at the keyhole; Dudley won, so Harry, his glasses dangling from one ear, lay flat on his stomach to listen at the crack between door and floor.
She was torn between horror at the idea of Harry being out of bed, roaming the school three nights in a row (If Filch had caught you!), and disappointment that he had not at least found out who Nicolas Flamel was.
Filch must have hurried off to look for them somewhere else, because they did not see him anywhere, but they hardly cared — all they wanted to do was put as much space as possible between them and that monster.
You forget that dog, an' you forget what it is guardin', that is between Professor Dumbledore an' Nicolas Flamel — Aha! said Harry, so there is someone called Nicolas Flamel involved, is there?
Other meanings of between (synonyms, cognates).
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