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Meaning of in common in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Adverb
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Adverb

    in common

    Definitions

    1. sharing equally with another or others

    Examples

    • « we have several things in common »
    • « in common with other companies they advertise widely »

Famous quotes

  • « There's a good deal in common between the mind's eye and the TV screen, and though the TV set has all too often been the boobtube, it could be, it can be, the box of dreams. »
    Ursula K. Le Guin
  • « All the different nations in the world, despite their differences of appearance and religion and language and way of life, still have one thing in common, and that is what's inside of all of us. If we X-rayed the insides of different human beings, we wouldn't be able to tell from those X-rays what the person's language or background or race is. »
    Abbas Kiarostami
  • « I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. »
    Henry David Thoreau
  • « In common with many others in the varied branches of our profession, my academic education is subnormal. »
    Loretta Young
  • « It's interesting that whenever I meet some of the other Bond girls, I always have something in common, and it is an interesting sorority. We all share about our Bonds. 'Did your Bond do that?' 'Yes mine did!' So it is quite funny conversations. We may as well be in high school. »
    Jane Seymour

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  • in commission
  • in collaboration
  • in cold blood
  • in circles
  • in common
  • in concert
  • in conclusion
  • in condition
  • in condition(p)
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