common ground
A characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systemsA characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems; any belief, etc. held in common.
» Did you find any common ground?
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2 senses(idiomatic, uncountable)A characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems; any belief, etc. held in common.
The first thing to do is to find common ground with the person you just met.
(uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see common, ground; especially, common land.
- a basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual understanding
Examples
14 sentencesDid you find any common ground?
Let's find common ground.
ruДавайте найдём точки соприкосновения. — Ooneykcall
There used to be some common ground.
We were able to find some common ground.
Learning from others helps us find common ground.
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5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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