■ preposition & adverb
1》 at, into, or across the space separating (two objects, places, or points).
2》 in the period separating (two points in time).
3》 [as preposition ] indicating a connection or relationship involving two or more parties.
4》 [as preposition ] by combining the resources or actions of (two or more parties).
Phrases
~ ourselves (or you and me ) in confidence.
( in ) ~ times (or whiles) in the intervals ~ other actions.
Origin
OE betwēonum , from be 'by' + a Gmc word related to two .
Usage
Say ~ you and me , rather than ~ you and I . A preposition such as ~ takes the object case and is correctly followed by object pronouns such as me , him , her , and us rather than subject pronouns such as I , he , she , and we . Thus it is right to say ~ us or ~ him and her and it is clearly wrong to say ~ we or ~ he and she .