common
- adjective
- /ˈkɑːmən/
- In our community, we have common goals that unite us.
- share a common purpose
- the common good
- common ground
Is that us trying to find that common thing at the core?
- Is that us trying to find that common thing at the core?
- And that was really sort of the common thread for years.
- Do your stories share a common geography?
- We became friends and we have common goal to expose this.
- So do you know common ground in Kilauea?
- So there is a common view of emotion in the West.
- So let us look at the common factors that unify us.
- That thing is supposed to be what is common to all human beings.
- And so that was a common thread there for conversation.
- The Chairman XI wants to have common prosperity.
- I think one thing to remember the common principle is eat real food.
- What is it that you found as the common character traits between them all?
Examples
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You and I have lot in common, you know?
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And we were able to find some common themes throughout the book.
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Is that us trying to find that common thing at the core?
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So we had a lot of common background as well.
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Is that a common value or a private value?
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Through these double doors is the common room.
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What could we possibly have in common?
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We have something in common.
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From what aspects of our common culture are poor people excluded?
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A-Team is a group of people who have a common objective.
Synonyms
Shared by two or more groups
Something that people, groups, or things share
Shared and felt equally by two or more people together
Shared by all people in a group, like a garden or food
Used, held, or felt by more than one group of people
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A system where judges use past court decisions and customs rather than written laws
A mild virus infection of the nose and throat that causes a runny nose, sneezing, and sore throat
- Archaic
A group of European countries that removed limits on trade and worked together economically
- Canadian
A part of a company you can buy that gives part of the profit and the right to vote
- Specialized
A relationship the law accepts when a couple live together and behave as if married
- Specialized
A tube that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine
- Literature
An official service book used in Church of England worship with formal and beautiful language
- Specialized
A large blood vessel on each side of the neck that carries blood to the head and neck
- Specialized
A number that is a common multiple of the bottom numbers of two fractions for adding or comparing them
- Specialized
A large blood vessel on each side of the neck that carries blood to the head and brain
- Formal
A person or company that carries people and goods for the public and must pay for any loss and damage
A harmless North American snake that has stripes and often lives in gardens
The years of history starting at year one of the calendar now used in many countries
- Specialized
A large blood vessel from the main vessel in the belly that sends blood to the hips and legs
- Literature
A four-line poem pattern with alternating long and short lines used in hymns and ballads
- UK
A small snake with a dark zigzag back and poison in its bite that lives in northern Europe and Asia
- UK
A small flying insect with black and yellow stripes that makes nests near houses and can sting
A snake that is not venomous and lives near fresh water in the western United States
A holly shrub that loses its leaves in autumn and has bright red berries through winter
A very small water plant from the Americas that is the smallest flowering plant
A small forest plant with three heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple veins
A small bird with a bright yellow throat found in wet places like marshes
- South African
A medium tree from South Africa that has yellow wood and people use for furniture and gardens
- South African
A large wild animal like a horse with black and white stripes that lives in African grasslands
A low evergreen plant with small white flowers and red berries found in northern regions
A large European tree with smooth grey bark and bright autumn leaves that people plant for shade in parks
- UK
A tree with silvery white bark that peels in thin papery layers and drooping branches
A small European tree with clusters of sweet-smelling white flowers and black fruit eaten by birds
A small dark whale that lives off the Atlantic coast in groups led by a large male
An evergreen shrub that grows in northern bogs with pink or white bell-shaped flowers
- UK
A medium-sized tree that grows near rivers with small woody cones and leaves hairy underneath
- Australian
A fast-growing climbing plant from South America with shiny leaves and yellow flowers
How Shared
Surface Forms
Etymology
Common meaning 'shared by two or more' comes from Latin communis, which means 'together' or 'shared' and is the same root as community. So when something is common it belongs to or is used by more than one person or group.