between

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈtwiːn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈtwin/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi twēn′)

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Voornaamste vertalingen
EngelsNederlands
between prep (intermediate to)tussen vz
  liggen tussen ww + vz
 Chicago is between New York and Los Angeles.
between prep (connecting)tussen vz
 There is a bridge between the two shores.
between prep (comparing) (kiezen)tussen vz
 I'm trying to decide between the red car and the blue one.
between prep (shared) (onderling)delen overg.ww
  samen bw
  tussen vz
 We're going to split the bill between the two of us.
between prep (among)tussen vz
  door, in vz
 I picked my way between the tourists, looking for a good spot to have lunch.
between prep (distinguishing) (onderscheid)tussen vz
 It's not always easy to distinguish between right and wrong.
between prep (secret: only known to)onder vz
 Let's keep this information between you and me.
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Aanvullende vertalingen
EngelsNederlands
between prep (concerning)met….en….
 Between the heat and the humidity, it's uncomfortable now.
between prep (joint ownership)samen bw
 We only have ten euros between us.
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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:

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Voornaamste vertalingen
NederlandsEngels
tussen vz (te midden van)among prep
  (UK)amongst prep
  between prep
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Samengestelde woorden:
NederlandsEngels
een evenwicht vinden tussen lidw+nw+ww+vz (een balans creëren)find a balance between v expr
in het midden bn/bw (onbeslist) (figurative)in between adv
  undecided adj
in tweestrijd staan onoverg. uitdr. (moeilijk kunnen beslissen) (figurative)be torn between v expr
liggen tussen ww+vz (zich bevinden tussen)be situated between v expr
onder ons bw (tussen ons gezegd)between the two of us expr
tussen aanhalingstekens plaatsen overg. uitdr. (letterlijk: '…')put between quotation marks, put into quotation marks v expr
tussen aanhalingstekens plaatsen overg. uitdr. figuurlijk (iets niet letterlijk bedoelen) (figurative)put between quotation marks, put into quotation marks v expr
tussen de bedrijven door bw figuurlijk (tussen activiteiten door) (figurative)between the acts adv
tussen de lakens bw figuurlijk (seks met iemand hebben) (fig., sex)between the sheets adv
 Binnen een week was hij al tussen de lakens gedoken met een collega.
tussen de lakens bw figuurlijk (in bed) (figurative)between the sheets adv
tussen de lijntjes schrijven onoverg. uitdr. (school: netjes schrijven)write between the lines v expr
tussen de regels door lezen onoverg. uitdr. figuurlijk (de diepere betekenis vatten) (figurative)read between the lines v expr
tussen ons gezegd frase (in vertrouwen gezegd)between the two of us expr
tussen ons gezegd en gezwegen frase (in vertrouwen gezegd)between the two of us expr
tussenpersoon nw de (voor bemiddeling)intermediary, middleman n
  (colloquial)go-between n
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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:

Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
EngelsNederlands
come between vtr phrasal insep (separate, obstruct)tussenkomen ww + vz
  scheiden overg.ww
come between vtr phrasal insep figurative (cause estrangement) (figuurlijk)tussenkomen onoverg.ww
 We are such good friends that nothing can come between us.
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Samengestelde woorden:
EngelsNederlands
aged from [sth] to [sth],
aged between [sth] and [sth] adj + prep		 (in a given age range)in de leeftijd van ... tot frase
 This program is designed for young people aged from 18 to 25.
between you and me adv (confidentially, in confidence)tussen ons gezegd bw
  tussen ons gezegd en gezwegen frase
 Between you and me, I think Stella has fallen in love with him.
discriminate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep (differentiate between things)onderscheid maken tussen overg.uitdr.
 It's hard to discriminate between the individual cells.
distance between prep (space separating)afstand tussen nw + vz
 The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.
distinguish between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep (know the difference)het verschil kennen tussen, onderscheid maken frase
 I can't distinguish between the black and the dark brown.
few and far between adj colloquial (rare)zeldzaam bw
 These days, public telephone boxes are few and far between.
fine line between [sth] and [sth],
a fine line between [sth] and [sth] n		 figurative (little distinction)dunne lijn tussen iets en iets woordgr
 There's a fine line between genius and insanity.
go-between n (intermediary)tussenpersoon, bemiddelaar nw de
  (vrouwelijk)bemiddelaarster nw de
 He acted as a go-between between the government and private arms dealers.
 Hij handelde als een tussenpersoon tussen de overheid en private wapenhandelaars.
in between adv (in an intermediate position)tussen vz
  ertussen bw
 The houses are next to one another, with an alleyway running in between.
in between adv (intervening)tussenbeide bw
 When they started to fight, their little brother ran in between.
read between the lines v expr figurative (understand [sth] implied) (figuurlijk)tussen de regels door lezen frase
 His speech sounded positive, but if you read between the lines it was actually quite pessimistic.
strike a balance between v expr (find compromise between) (figuurlijk)een evenwicht vinden tussen frase
 You need to strike a happy balance between video games and homework.
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Collocatie: [arrive, finish] between [noon] and [5pm], [placed, put, slid] between, [choose, select] a number between [one] and [ten], meer...

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