- [countable] an area of open land in a town or village that anyone may use
- We went for a walk on the common.
- Wimbledon Common
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- commons[singular] (US English) a large room where students can eat in a school, college, etc.
- The commons is next to the gym.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French comun (adjective), from Latin communis.
Idioms
See common in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee common in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishhave something in common (with somebody)
- (of people) to have the same interests, ideas, etc. as somebody else
- Tim and I have nothing in common./I have nothing in common with Tim.
have something in common (with something)
- (of things, places, etc.) to have the same features, characteristics, etc.
- The two cultures have a lot in common.
in common
- (specialist) by everyone in a group
- They hold the property as tenants in common.
in common with somebody/something
- (formal) in the same way as somebody/something
- Britain, in common with many other industrialized countries, has experienced major changes over the last 100 years.
- India, in common with many other countries, has experienced major changes over the last 100 years.
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