Meaning

12 senses

  1. Mutual; shared by more than one.

    The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship.

    Winning the championship is an aim common to the two competitors.

    gemeinsam, Gemein-, gemeinschaftlich

    о́бщийóbščij, взаи́мныйvzaímnyj

    зага́льнийzahálʹnyj

    common to or shared by two or more parties

  2. Existing among virtually all people; universal.

    common knowledge, common decency, common sense

  3. Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.

    It is common to find sharks off this coast.

  4. Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.

    "Commoner" used to be commoner, but "more common" is now more common.

    Sharks are common in these waters.

    häufig, nicht ungewöhnlich, gewöhnlich

    обы́чныйobýčnyj, повсеме́стныйpovseméstnyj, распространённыйrasprostranjónnyj

  5. Simple, ordinary or vulgar.

    the common folk

    gewöhnlich, häufig, normal

    обы́чныйobýčnyj, обы́денныйobýdennyj, повседне́вныйpovsednévnyj

    зви́чнийzvýčnyj, звича́йнийzvyčájnyj

  6. As part of the vernacular name of a species, usually denoting that it is abundant or widely known.

    the common daisy (Bellis perennis)

  7. Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal.

    common name vs. scientific name.

  8. Arising from use or tradition, as opposed to being created by a legislative body.

    common law

  9. Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender.

    utral

    о́бщий родóbščij rod

  10. Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.

  11. (obsolete)Profane; polluted.

  12. (obsolete)Given to lewd habits; prostitute.

Examples

1279 sentences

  1. We have very little in common.

    У нас дуже мало спільного. — deniko

    ruУ нас очень мало общего. — soweli_Elepanto

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  2. We have many things in common.

    У нас багато чого спільного. — deniko

    ruУ нас много общего. — sharptoothed

    deWir haben viele Gemeinsamkeiten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Tom and I have nothing in common.

    У нас із Томом немає нічого спільного. — deniko

    ruУ нас с Томом нет ничего общего. — ae5s

    deTom und ich haben keine Gemeinsamkeiten. — MUIRIEL

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  4. You and I have something in common.

    Ми з тобою маємо щось спільне. — deniko

    ruУ нас с тобой есть что-то общее. — marafon

    deDu und ich haben etwas gemeinsam. — Yorwba

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  5. I have nothing in common with him.

    У мене з ним немає нічого спільного. — deniko

    ruЯ не имею с ним ничего общего. — Olya

    deIch habe nichts mit ihm gemeinsam. — Zaghawa

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
mutual:
usual:
Русский
By meaning 5
mutual:
found in large numbers or in a large quantity:
usual:
ordinary:
grammar: of the gender resulting from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine genders:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
mutual:
found in large numbers or in a large quantity:
usual:
ordinary:
grammar: of the gender resulting from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine genders:

Origin

From Middle English comun, from Anglo-Norman comun, from Old French comun (rare in the Gal

From Middle English comun, from Anglo-Norman comun, from Old French comun (rare in the Gallo-Romance languages, but reinforced as a Carolingian calque of Proto-West Germanic *gamainī (“common”) in Old French), from Latin commūnis (“common, public, general”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s (“held in common”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to exchange, change”). Displaced native Middle English imene, ȝemǣne (“common, general, universal”) (from Old English ġemǣne (“common, universal”)), Middle English mene, mǣne (“mean, common”) (also from Old English ġemǣne (“common, universal”)), Middle English samen, somen (“in common, together”) (from Old English samen (“together”)). Doublet of gmina and mean.

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Forms

commoner, most common/commonest
Comparativecommoner Lesson
Superlativemost common / commonest Lesson

irregular

Synonyms

117 synonyms
mutualB1corporateB2jointB1unitedB2generalB1universalB2normalA2ordinaryB1standardB2usualA2extensiveB2pervasiveC2rifeC2widespreadB1
Close in meaning

Antonyms

132 antonyms
personalA1individualB1peculiarB1first and lastloneoneA1one and onlyonlyA1singleA2singularA2solesolitaryC2unitaryparticularB2

Word family

10 related words
RelatedfemaleA2maleB1frequencyB1mediocreB2normalA2femininemasculineneutercommonnesscommonality

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • lot in common
  • common sense
  • nothing in common
  • in common with
  • much in common
  • lacks common sense
  • common knowledge
  • more in common
  • something in common
  • in common than
  • a very common
  • have in common

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
commitB1commitmentA2committeeA2commodityC2commonercommonlyB1commonplace
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