between

preposition (SEPARATING)

/bɪˈtwiːn/

Definition

A2 separating two places or things: The wall between East and West Berlin came down in 1989. The report states that the gap between the rich and the poor has increased dramatically over the past decade.Between

(Definition of between preposition (SEPARATING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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