Meaning

5 senses
  1. Having the same relationship, each to each other.

    They were mutual enemies.

    wechselseitig, gegenseitig, beiderseitig

    взаи́мныйvzaímnyj

    взає́мнийvzajémnyj

  2. Collective, done or held in common.

    Mutual insurance.

  3. Reciprocal.

    They had mutual fear of each other.

    wechselseitig, gegenseitig

    взаи́мныйvzaímnyj, обою́дныйobojúdnyj

    взає́мнийvzajémnyj, обопі́льнийobopílʹnyj

  4. Possessed in common.

    They had been introduced by a mutual friend.

    gemeinsam, gemeinschaftlich, Gemeinschafts-

    о́бщийóbščij

    спі́льнийspílʹnyj

    common to or shared by two or more parties

  5. Owned by the members.

    gegenseitig

    обою́дныйobojúdnyj

Examples

223 sentences
  1. Tom and Mary have several mutual friends.

    У Тома та Мері є кілька спільних друзів.

    ruУ Тома и Мэри есть несколько общих друзей.

    deTom und Maria haben mehrere gemeinsame Freunde.

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  2. We have a mutual friend.

    У нас є спільний друг.

    ruУ нас есть общий друг.

    deWir haben einen gemeinsamen Freund.

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  3. The feeling is mutual.

    Це почуття взаємне.

    ruЭто чувство взаимно.

    deDas Gefühl beruht auf Gegenseitigkeit.

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  4. A mutual friend introduced Tom and me.

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  5. Tom and I have several mutual friends.

    ruУ нас с Томом несколько общих друзей.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
having the same relationship, each to each other:
reciprocal:
possessed in common:
Русский
By meaning 3
having the same relationship, each to each other:
reciprocal:
possessed in common:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
having the same relationship, each to each other:
possessed in common:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus. Displaced native Old English ġemǣne

Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus. Displaced native Old English ġemǣne.

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Forms

more mutual, most mutual
Comparativemore mutual Lesson
Superlativemost mutual Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
done or held in common:shared
Close in meaning
  • concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return:reciprocal
  • common to or shared by two or more parties:common

Word family

23 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • attraction was mutual
  • mutual friend
  • a mutual friend

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mutual — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto