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com·mon
(kŏm′ən)adj. com·mon·er, com·mon·est
1.
a. Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint: common interests.
b. Of or relating to the community as a whole; public: for the common good.
2. Widespread; prevalent: Gas stations became common as the use of cars grew.
3.
a. Occurring frequently or habitually; usual: It is common for movies to last 90 minutes or more.
b. Most widely known; ordinary: the common housefly.
4. Having no special designation, status, or rank: a common sailor.
5.
a. Not distinguished by superior or noteworthy characteristics; average: the common spectator.
b. Of no special quality; standard: common procedure.
c. Of mediocre or inferior quality; second-rate: common cloth.
6. Unrefined or coarse in manner; vulgar: behavior that branded him as common.
7. Grammar
a. Either masculine or feminine in gender.
b. Representing one or all of the members of a class; not designating a unique entity.
n.
Idiom: 1. commons The common people; commonalty.
2. commons(used with a sing. or pl. verb)
a. The social class composed of commoners.
b. The parliamentary representatives of this class.
3. Commons The House of Commons.
4. A tract of land, usually in a centrally located spot, belonging to or used by a community as a whole: a band concert on the village common.
5. The legal right of a person to use the lands or waters of another, as for fishing.
6. commons(used with a sing. verb) A building or hall for dining, typically at a university or college.
7. Common stock.
8. Ecclesiastical A service used for a particular class of festivals.
in common
Equally with or by all.
[Middle English commune, from Old French commun, from Latin commūnis; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]
com′mon·ly adv.
com′mon·ness n.
Synonyms: common , ordinary , familiar
These adjectives describe what is generally known or frequently encountered. Common applies to what takes place often, is widely used, or is well known: The botanist studied the common dandelion. The term also implies coarseness or a lack of distinction: My wallet was stolen by a common thief. Ordinary describes something usual that is indistinguishable from others, sometimes derogatorily: "His neighbors were all climbing into their cars and trucks and heading off to work as if nothing miraculous had happened and this were just another ordinary day" (Steve Yarbrough).
Familiar applies to what is well known or quickly recognized: Most children can recite familiar nursery rhymes. See Also Synonyms at general.
These adjectives describe what is generally known or frequently encountered. Common applies to what takes place often, is widely used, or is well known: The botanist studied the common dandelion. The term also implies coarseness or a lack of distinction: My wallet was stolen by a common thief. Ordinary describes something usual that is indistinguishable from others, sometimes derogatorily: "His neighbors were all climbing into their cars and trucks and heading off to work as if nothing miraculous had happened and this were just another ordinary day" (Steve Yarbrough).
Familiar applies to what is well known or quickly recognized: Most children can recite familiar nursery rhymes. See Also Synonyms at general.
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Adv. 1. in common - sharing equally with another or others; "we have several things in common"; "in common with other companies they advertise widely"
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společné
sameiginlegur
spoločné
common
(ˈkomən) adjective1. seen or happening often; quite normal or usual. a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays. gewoon شائِع обичаен comum běžný gewöhnlich almindelig κοινός, συνηθισμένος corriente üldine, tavaline معمول؛ عادی yleinen courant, banal נפוץ सार्वजनिक običan, uobičajen közönséges biasa algengur comune ありふれた 흔한 įprastas, plačiai paplitęs, dažnai pasitaikantis parasts; vienkāršs; izplatīts biasa gewoon vanlig, alminnelig pospolity عمومى، په ټولو پورې مربوط، عادى، معمولى، دهر چا، مانوس، مشترك، كډ vulgar obişnuit, banal обычный bežný običajen čest vanlig ที่เกิดขึ้นทุกวัน yaygın, çokça/sıkça görülen 通常的 загальний; звичайний عام ، عمومی thông thường 通常的
2. belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one. This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language. gemene, algemene مُشْتَرَك общ comum společný gemeinsam kendt; fælles κοινός común ühine مشترک؛ همگانی yhteinen commun משותף सामान्य zajednički közös sama sameiginlegur comune 共通の 공통적인 bendras kopīgs; kopējs sama gemeenschappelijk felles wspólny, powszechny مشترک comum comun общеизвестный;общий spoločný skupen zajednički gemensam ที่ร่วมกัน ortak, müşterek 多人平等共有(享)的 спільний مشترک ، مساوی phổ biến 多人平等共有的
3. publicly owned. common property. meent, dorpsgrond عام، مَشاع، مُشْتَرَك обществен público veřejný allgemein offentlig κοινόχρηστος público avalik عمومی؛ همگانی yhteisomistuksessa oleva public רְכוּש מְשוּתָף सार्वजनिक संपत्ति opći, javan közös umum almennings- comune, pubblico 公共の 공공의 visuomeninis sabiedrisks; publisks harta umum gemeenschappelijk felles, offentlig wspólny عمومی público public общественный verejný javen javni allmän, offentlig ที่เป็นของส่วนรวม kamuya ait, umuma ait 公有的 громадський, публічний مشترک جائداد chung 共有的
4. coarse or impolite. She uses some very common expressions. plat خَشِن، فَظ، لِعامّة النّاس обществен vulgar sprostý, hrubý gewöhnlich, gemein simpel; vulgær λαϊκός, αναιδής ordinario labane بی ادبانه؛ رکیک karkea vulgaire המוני मामूली, तुच्छ prost, priprost ordenáré kasar ruddalegur, ókurteis volgare 俗っぽい 상스러운 storžieviškas, stačiokiškas, nemandagus vulgārs kasar ordinair vulgær, simpel, tarvelig ordynarny بی ادبی ordinário vulgar грубый hrubý prostaški prostački vulgär, tarvlig ไม่สุภาพ kaba, adî 粗俗的 банальний; вульгарний کھردرا ، ناشائستہ tầm thường 粗俗的
5. of ordinary, not high, social rank. the common people. gewone عادي،لِعامَّة الشَّعْب обикновен plebeu obyčejný, prostý einfach jævn; almindelig κοινός, λαϊκός corriente liht- عادی؛ عامی kansa du commun פשוט, רגיל आम, साधारण običan, prost, priprost átlagos kebanyakan óbreyttur; alþÿðan comune 普通の 보통의 eilinis, paprastas vienkāršs orang biasa gewoon vanlig, alminnelig, folkelig prosty عادی،معمولی plebeu de rând простой prostý poprečen običan vanlig, enkel ธรรมดา sıradan, basit 普通的 простий عام آدمی bình thường 普通的
6. of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence). The house is empty. selfstandige naamwoord, soortnaam إسْم عام/ مُشْتَرَك нарицателно comum obecný Gattungs-... fællesnavn κοινό ουσιαστικό (γραμμ.) común üldnimi اسم عام yleisnimi commun שֵׁם עֶצֶם כְּלָלִי opći köznév nama jenis samnafn comune 普通名詞の 보통명사의 bendrinis sugas [] kata nama soort- fellesnavn pospolity د عام نوم comum comun (имя) нарицательное všeobecný (o podstatnom mene) obči zajednička imenica appellativ คํานามสามัญ cins 非專有名詞的 загальний اسم معرفہ chữ viết thường 通格的
noun (a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings. the village common. dorpsgrond أرْض عامَّه ، أرْض مَشاع общинска земя espaço aberto obecní pozemek das Gemeindeland fællesareal κοινόχρηστος υπαίθριος χώρος κοινότητας tierras comunales ühispuhkeala محوطۀ عمومی yhteismaa terrain communal שטח צבורי, ציבורי सामूहिक या शामिलाती जमीन općinska zemlja közlegelő tanah umum almenningur terreno comunale 共有地 공유지 bendruomenės žemė/pieva laukums sabiedriskiem pasākumiem tanah awam meent fellesareal; allmenning błonia د تولو محوطی espaço aberto teren comunal общинная земля obecný pozemok občinsko zemljišče opštinska zemlja allmänning พื้นที่สาธารณะ çimenlik, çayırlık 公共場所 общинна земля مشترکہ زمین đất công 公地
ˈcommoner noun a person who is not of high rank. The royal princess married a commoner. burger, lid van Engelse Laerhuis شَخْصٌ من عامَّة الشَّعْب обикновен гражданин plebeu prostý občan der/die Bürgerliche borgerlig κοινός θνητός plebeyo lihtkodanik آدم عادی؛ جزو عوام aateliton roturier/-ière אֶזְרָח פָּשוּט साधारण जो ऊंचे ओहदे का नहीं हो pučanin, građanin közember orang biasa alþÿðumaður cittadino comune 平民 보통사람 paprastas, nekilmingas žmogus vienkāršās tautas pārstāvis rakyat biasa gewone burger borgerlig, ikke-adelig człowiek z ludu عادى سړى، دعوامو ډلى څخه: (برت) دانګلستان دپارلمان غړى plebeu om simplu человек незнатного происхождения prostý občan neplemič građanin icke adlig person, ofrälse คนธรรมดาสามัญ halktan kişi, sıradan vatandaş 平民 людина з народу عام آدمی người bình dân 平民
common knowledge something known to everyone or to most people. Surely you know that already – it's common knowledge. algemene kennis أمْرٌ مَعْروف، مَفْهوم عام всеобщо известен факт conhecimento geral věc všeobecně známá allgemein bekannt almindeligt kendt κοινή γνώση, κτ. πασίγνωστο dominio público üldiselt teada عمومی؛ ابتدایی yleistieto de notoriété publique דָבַר יָדוּע opće poznata stvar ili činjenica köztudomású rahasia umum almenn vitneskja, á allra vitorði dominio pubblico 常識 상식 visiems žinomas dalykas vispārzināma lieta pengetahuan am algemeen bekend kjent sak rzecz ogólnie znana عمومی conhecimento geral de notorietate (publică) общеизвестный факт všeobecne známy splošno znano opšte znanje allmänt känt ความรู้ทั่วไป bilinen gerçek 常識 загальновідомі знання عمومی علم kiến thức phổ thông 常识
common ˈlaw noun a system of unwritten laws based on old customs and on judges' earlier decisions. gemene reg القانون العام обичайно право direito comum zvykové právo das Gemeinrecht sædvaneret εθιμικό δίκαιο derecho consuetudinario tavaõigus قانون عرفی kirjoittamaton laki droit coutumier הַדִין הַמקוּבָּל लोक विधि običajno pravo szokásjog hukum adat legge non scritta 慣習法 불문법 bendroji teisė paražu tiesības hukum adat gewoonterecht sedvanerett, gammel hevd prawo zwyczajowe حقوقی общее право zvykové právo obče pravo običajno pravo sedvanerätt[en] กฏหมายจารีตประเพณี örf ve âdete dayanan hukuk 習慣法,不成文法 звичаєве право عام غیر تحریری قانون thông luật 习惯法
ˈcommon-law adjective referring to a relationship between two people who are not officially married, but have the same rights as husband and wife. a common-law marriage; a common-law wife/husband. houman, houvrou مُتَعَلِّق بِالقانون العام на семейни начела casamento de fato zvykové právo; anglo-americké obecné právo eheänliche Gemeinschaft papirløs που έχει σχέση με τη συγκατοίκηση ζεύγους de hecho vabaabielu-, vabaabieluline عرفی avo- concubinage יָדוּע בַּצִיבּוּר ऐसे संबंध के बारे में जो आधिकारिक रूप से विवाहित नहीं हों, लेकिन उन्हें पति-पत्नी के अधिकार हों običajno pravo élettársi viszony; élettárs kumpul kebo convivente 内縁の 내연의 neįteisintas, neįformintas civil teman bersekedudukan algemeen erkend samboer- nieślubny شرعی гражданский vo vzťahu druh a družka zunajzakonski koji se odnosi na neformalni brak samvets[äktenskap] ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับความสัมพันธ์ของคนสองคน örf ve âdete dayanan hukukla ilgili 根據習慣法的 цивільний عام قانون کے تحت chồng vợ được công nhận do hôn nhân thực tế 习惯法的,有关习惯法的
ˈcommonplace adjective very ordinary and uninteresting. commonplace remarks. gemeenplaas عادي، تافِه، مُبْتَذَل банален banal všední uninteressant almindelig; hverdagsagtig; ordinær κοινότοπος, μη ενδιαφέρων común, corriente (liiga) tavaline عادی؛ پیش پا افتاده tavallinen banal שגרתי साधारण निरस जगह običan, nezanimljiv elcsépelt murahan hversdagslegur banale 平凡な 평범한 įprastas, banalus ikdienišķs; nodrāzts; banāls tempat biasa alledaags banal, triviell, alminnelig banalny عمومى موضوع: تر پښولاندې (عادى مساله)، عادى خبره، بې خونده مضمون: عمومى عادى، بې خونده banal banal банальный všedný banalen opšti alldaglig, banal ที่เห็นได้บ่อย ๆ sıradan 平凡的 банальний, заяложений معمولی اور غیر دلچسپ bình thường 平凡的
ˈcommon-room noun in a college, school etc a sitting-room for the use of a group. geselskamer غُرْفَة اسْتِراحَه всекидневна в колеж sala comum společenská místnost der Gemeinschaftsraum fællesrum; lærerværelse; opholdsrum κοινόχρηστη αίθουσα sala común, salón puhketuba اتق اساتید؛ سالن دانشجویان oleskelutila salle commune חֶדֶר סֶגֶל विनोद कक्ष zajednička soba társalgó ruangan umum salur, setustofa nemenda sala di ritrovo 休憩室 휴게실 bendrasis kambarys telpa kopīgiem pasākumiem bilik rehat koffiekamer fellesrom, lærerværelse świetlica د استادانو خونه sala comum simţ al realităţii комната отдыха spoločenská miestnosť skupni prostor zbornica lärarrum, sällskapsrum ห้องโถงพักผ่อน teneffüs odası 公共休息室 кімната відпочинку مشترکہ کمرہ phòng họp 公共休息室
common sense practical good sense. If he has any common sense he'll change jobs. gesonde verstand إدْراك سَليم، إحْساس فِطْري صَحيح здрав разум senso comum zdravý rozum gesunder Menschenverstand sund fornuft; omtanke κοινός νους, κοινή λογική sentido común terve mõistus درایت؛ شعور terve järki sens commun הִגָיוֹן सहज बुद्धि, सामान्य बोध zdrav razum józan ész akal sehat heilbrigð skynsemi buon senso 常識 상식 sveikas protas veselais saprāts akal gezond verstand sunn fornuft zdrowy rozsądek درآید senso comum simţ al realităţii здравый смысл zdravý rozum zdrava pamet zdrav razum sunt förnuft สามัญสํานึก sağduyu 常識 здоровий глузд عقلِ سلیم lẽ thường 常识
the Common Market (formerly) an association of certain European countries to establish free trade (without duty, tariffs etc) among them, now replaced by the European Union. Gemeenskapsmark السوق المُشْتَرَكَه Европейска Икономическа Общност Mercado Comum (Evropský) společný trh Gemeinsamer Markt Fællesmarkedet Κοινή Αγορά (στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση) Mercado Común ühisturg بازار مشترک Euroopan yhteisö marché commun הַשׁוּק הַמְשוּתָף साझा बाजार zajedničko tržište Közös Piac (ma: Európai Unió) Pasaran Bersama (Eropa) Efnahagsbandalag Evrópu Mercato Comune 欧州経済共同体 공동시장 Bendroji rinka Kopējais tirgus pasaran bersama Economische Gemeenschap Wspólny Rynek د مشترکه ښار Mercado Comum Общий рынок spoločný trh skupni trg slobodno tržište gemensamma marknaden, EG กลุ่มตลาดร่วมยุโรป Ortak Pazar, Avrupa Ekonomik Topluluğu (過去)歐洲共同市場 Загальний ринок مشترکہ منڈی thị trường chung Châu Âu (欧洲)共同市场
the (House of) Commons the lower house of the British parliament. die Engelse Laerhuis مَجْلِس العُموم долната камара в британския парламент Câmara dos Comuns Dolní sněmovna das Unterhaus Underhuset η Βουλή των Κοινοτήτων Cámara de los Comunes alamkoda مجلس عوام alahuone les communes בֵּית הַנִבְחָרִים הַבְרִיטִי प्रतिनिधि सभा donji dom parlamenta az angol alsóház majelis rendah neðri deild Camera dei Comuni 英国下院議会 하원 Bendruomenių rūmai Apakšnams (Anglijas parlamentā) rumah parlimen British lagerhuis Underhuset Izba Gmin عادى سړى، دعوامو ډلى څخه: (برت) دانګلستان دپارلمان غړى Câmara dos Comuns Camera Comunelor палата общин dolná snemovňa spodnji dom Donji dom underhuset สภาล่างของอังกฤษ Avam Kamarası 英國下議院 палата громад ایوانِ زیریں hạ viện (英国)下议院
in common (of interests, attitudes, characteristics etc) shared or alike. They have nothing in common – I don't know why they're getting married. in gemeen مُشْتَرَك общо em comum společné gemeinsam til fælles κοινός, από κοινού en común ühine مشترک؛ شبیه yhteistä en commun בִּמשוָּתף समानता zajednički közös persamaan sameiginlegur in comune 共通に 공통되는 bendra kopīgs; kopīgi persamaan gemeen felles wspólnie مشترک em comum în comun что-л. общее spoločné skupen zajedničko gemensamt คล้ายกัน ortak, benzer 共同,相同 спільний مشترک điểm chung 共同
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