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. — deniko

    ruУ Тома и Мэри есть несколько общих друзей. — marafon

    deTom und Maria haben mehrere gemeinsame Freunde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. We have a mutual friend.

    У нас є спільний друг. — deniko

    ruУ нас есть общий друг. — odexed

    deWir haben einen gemeinsamen Freund. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. The feeling is mutual.

    Це почуття взаємне. — deniko

    ruЭто чувство взаимно. — marafon

    deDas Gefühl beruht auf Gegenseitigkeit. — Yorwba

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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. — soweli_Elepanto

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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
reciprocative
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
Relatedmutualitymutualness
DerivedmutuallyC1automutualintermutualmutual combatmutual consentmutual friendmutual inductancemutual inductionmutual informationmutual insurancemutualistmutualisticmutualizationmutualizemutual masturbationmutual societymutual understandingmutual willnonmutualtransmutualunmutual

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

Collocations

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mutterB2muttonB2mutuallyC1muzzlemyA1

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