used for emphasis to refer to two people or things, regarded and identified together

both his parents indulged him

she held on with both hands

cars parked on both sides of the road

a picture of both of us together

he looked at them both

used for emphasis to refer to two people or things, regarded and identified together

both his parents indulged him

she held on with both hands

cars parked on both sides of the road

a picture of both of us together

he looked at them both

used for emphasis to refer to two people or things, regarded and identified together

both his parents indulged him

she held on with both hands

cars parked on both sides of the road

a picture of both of us together

he looked at them both

used before the first of two alternatives to emphasize that the statement being made applies to each (the other alternative being introduced by ‘and’)

the film has won favour with both young and old

studies of zebra finches, both in the wild and in captivity