common ground
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈkɑːmən ɡraʊnd/
:
terreno común
- During the meeting, both sides agreed to focus on the common ground they shared to reach a consensus.
- find common ground
- share common ground
- seek common ground
And what was the common ground that clicked?
- And what was the common ground that clicked?
- So in that sense too, we can say this is the common ground between Benji and Quentin.
- We have the goal of finding some common ground.
- How do we achieve a common ground when individual victories are so much more valued?
- He would seek common ground because that's what Darrow always did.
- And so he says we have a common ground in saying that the sage is self-sufficient.
- I feel like I have found the real common ground here.
- So they naturally try to agree with their neighbors and and find common ground.
- But still the common ground is there.
- I suspect your boss directed you to find some common ground.
- Yeah, I think I'm very adaptable and I try and find common ground with people.
- And your, your kind of mission statement, I think is let's find common ground.
- But you're right, There's no, it's so hard to find common ground and it's getting worse.
Examples
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Looks like we found common ground.
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And when two people with opposing points of view can find common ground, that's where growth happens.
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There is a lot of common ground here too between Britain and Germany.
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And so we need a common ground, we need a standard state.
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You just had to find some common ground.
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Perhaps if you both state your feelings, we can find some common ground from which to work toward a solution.
Fiction book (2001) -
Indeed, service is common ground where diversity becomes community.
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Creating common ground is about how you express what you believe.
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Surely, there is a common ground on which we may meet.
Fiction book (1991) -
But there was a great deal of common ground, and the conference broke up pretty amicably.
Synonyms
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1.0
A situation in which people have the same opinion or give their approval
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4.1
Agreement among a group of people about an idea or decision
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4.2
An agreement both sides can accept
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4.0
A situation in which people or groups agree with each other
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4.6
A quality that people or things share
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7.2
Agreement in opinion or plan among people
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3.4
A situation where two or more people share the same feelings and ideas
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6.4
A shared feeling or quality between at least two people
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4.2
Complete agreement and understanding between people that lets them work together
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7.7
Agreement and harmony between people or things
A situation where people understand each other and agree
A situation where people or groups share the same goals
An agreement between people or groups reached after discussion
A general agreement among a group of people, for example at a meeting
A feeling of sharing and close unity among people
Antonyms
How United
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'common' (shared) + 'ground' (basis, reason), so 'common ground' literally means a shared basis or understanding. This compositional pattern is frequent in English and has clear parallels in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Common ground comes from old villages where a piece of land called the common or shared ground was used by everyone to graze animals or meet. That's why today common ground means 'shared beliefs or interests' that help people agree or work together.