common
- common
adj.
1 happening/found often
VERBS
▪ be, seem
▪ become
▪ remain
ADVERB
▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.
▪ These problems now seem fairly common.
▪ increasingly
PREPOSITION
▪ among, in
▪ Stomach pain is very common in children.
2 shared
VERBS
▪ be
PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪ This attitude is common to most young men in the armed services.
PHRASES
▪ have sth in common
▪ Jane and I have nothing in common.
▪ I have nothing in common with Jane.
▪ The two cultures have a lot in common.
▪ hold sth in common
▪ They hold the property as tenants in common (= they share it).
▪ in common with (esp. BrE)
▪ India, in common with (= like) many other countries, has experienced major changes over the last 100 years.
3 (BrE) showing a lack of education
VERBS
▪ be, seem, sound
▪ I wish you wouldn't use that word—it sounds so common.
ADVERB
▪ very
▪ a bit, rather, slightly
▪ I don't like Sandra. She seems a little common to me.
Common is used with these nouns: ↑
abbreviation, ↑
ailment, ↑
aim, ↑
ancestor, ↑
ancestry, ↑
assault, ↑
assent, ↑
assumption, ↑
attribute, ↑
belief, ↑
bird, ↑
bond, ↑
border, ↑
boundary, ↑
cause, ↑
characteristic, ↑
cold, ↑
complaint, ↑
complication, ↑
component, ↑
concern, ↑
consensus, ↑
consent, ↑
core, ↑
courtesy, ↑
criminal, ↑
criticism, ↑
currency, ↑
decency, ↑
descent, ↑
dilemma, ↑
disease, ↑
disorder, ↑
end, ↑
enemy, ↑
enterprise, ↑
era, ↑
error, ↑
example, ↑
expectation, ↑
experience, ↑
explanation, ↑
expression, ↑
factor, ↑
failing, ↑
fate, ↑
fault, ↑
feature, ↑
foe, ↑
folk, ↑
form, ↑
framework, ↑
front, ↑
frontier, ↑
goal, ↑
good, ↑
grave, ↑
ground, ↑
herd, ↑
heritage, ↑
humanity, ↑
identity, ↑
illness, ↑
ingredient, ↑
interest, ↑
kind, ↑
knowledge, ↑
land, ↑
language, ↑
law, ↑
link, ↑
market, ↑
method, ↑
mineral, ↑
misconception, ↑
mistake, ↑
misunderstanding, ↑
morality, ↑
mutation, ↑
myth, ↑
name, ↑
need, ↑
notion, ↑
noun, ↑
object, ↑
objection, ↑
objective, ↑
observation, ↑
occurrence, ↑
origin, ↑
ownership, ↑
parasite, ↑
people, ↑
perception, ↑
pest, ↑
phenomenon, ↑
phrase, ↑
pitfall, ↑
politeness, ↑
pollutant, ↑
pool, ↑
practice, ↑
problem, ↑
procedure, ↑
property, ↑
prostitute, ↑
purpose, ↑
reaction, ↑
reason, ↑
refrain, ↑
remedy, ↑
room, ↑
root, ↑
run, ↑
salt, ↑
saying, ↑
scenario, ↑
sense, ↑
sentiment, ↑
set, ↑
side effect, ↑
sight, ↑
slang, ↑
soldier, ↑
species, ↑
standard, ↑
stereotype, ↑
stock, ↑
surname, ↑
symptom, ↑
tendency, ↑
term, ↑
terminology, ↑
theme, ↑
thief, ↑
thread, ↑
tongue, ↑
trait, ↑
truth, ↑
type, ↑
understanding, ↑
usage, ↑
use, ↑
value, ↑
vision, ↑
vocabulary, ↑
wisdom, ↑
yardstick
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Common — Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Common — Com mon, n. 1. The people; the community. [Obs.] The weal o the common. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure, for pasturage, etc., the use of which belongs to the public; or to a number of persons. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Common — Com mon, v. i. 1. To converse together; to discourse; to confer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Embassadors were sent upon both parts, and divers means of entreaty were commoned of. Grafton. [1913 Webster] 2. To participate. [Obs.] Sir T. More. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
common — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English commun, from Anglo French, from Latin communis more at mean Date: 13th century 1. a. of or relating to a community at large ; public < work for the common good > b. known to the community … New Collegiate Dictionary
Common — Contents 1 Things 2 Other 3 People 4 See also … Wikipedia
common — See: IN COMMON … Dictionary of American idioms
common — See: IN COMMON … Dictionary of American idioms
Common Lisp — Paradigm(s) Multi paradigm: procedural, functional, object oriented, meta, reflective, generic Appeared in 1984, 1994 for ANSI Common Lisp Developer ANSI X3J13 committee Typing discipline … Wikipedia
Common cold — Classification and external resources A representation of the molecular surface of one variant of human rhinovirus. ICD 10 J … Wikipedia
Common bar — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Common barrator — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
