each other en · PRON
Pronunciation
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- /iˈt͡ʃʌ.ðɚ/ (Canada, US)
- /iːˈt͡ʃʌð.ə/ (UK)
- /iːˈt͡ʃað.ə/ (Australia)
- /iˈt͡ʃʌð.ɚ/ (Canada, US)
Etymology
From Middle English ech other, yche othere, ich othir, eche other, ilk oþer, from Old English ǣlċ ōþer (“each other”), equivalent to each + other. Cognate with Scots ilk other (“each other”), West Frisian elkoar (“each other”), Dutch elkander, elkaar (“each other”).
Meanings
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(pronoun, reciprocal) To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects
It was the first time United had conceded six goals at Old Trafford since 1930, when Huddersfield won 6-0 and Newcastle 7-4 within four days of each other.
2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1-6 Man City”, in BBC Sport:Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet: or anon we shot into a clearing, with a colored glimpse of the lake and its curving shore far below us.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:"You all don't take care of each other, do you? Mr. Chad said.
We've known each other many years, but this is the first time you ever came to me for counsel or for help.
1972 March 14, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather, spoken by Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), Paramount Pictures:There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.[…]Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place. Pushing men hustle each other at the windows of the purser's office, under pretence of expecting letters or despatching telegrams.
1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC:"They love each other", Mr. Chad said.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| each other's | Poss=Yes | lexicographic |
Deriveds
be in each other's pockets · made for each other
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (116)
cmn 彼此 (to one another; one to the other) · uk оди́н о́дному (to one another; one to the other) · ta ஒருவரையொருவர் (to one another; one to the other) · la ad invicem (to one another; one to the other) · is hver annar (to one another; one to the other) · la inter se (to one another; one to the other) · ru друг дру́гу (to one another; one to the other) · de einander (to one another; one to the other) · th กันและกัน (to one another; one to the other) · kmr hevdu (to one another; one to the other) · io l'una l'altra (to one another; one to the other) · grc ἀλλήλων (to one another; one to the other) · haw kekahi i kekahi (to one another; one to the other) · nb hverandre (to one another; one to the other) · gl unhas ás outras (to one another; one to the other) · hu egymás (to one another; one to the other) · mk еден со друг (to one another; one to the other) · km គ្នានឹងគ្នា (to one another; one to the other) · da hinanden (to one another; one to the other) · ro unul pe altul (to one another; one to the other) · he אחד את השני (to one another; one to the other) · nn kvarandre (to one another; one to the other) · hy միմյանց (to one another; one to the other) · gd càch a chèile (to one another; one to the other) · az bir-birini (to one another; one to the other) · ca mútuament (to one another; one to the other) · sv varandra (to one another; one to the other) · is hvor annar du (to one another; one to the other) · sv varann (to one another; one to the other) · vo od (to one another; one to the other) · pl jeden drugiemu (to one another; one to the other) · io l'uni l'altri (to one another; one to the other) · nl elkander (to one another; one to the other) · fi toinen toisensa (to one another; one to the other) · ca l'un a l'altre (to one another; one to the other) · he אחת את השניה (to one another; one to the other) · xcl իրեար (to one another; one to the other) · dsb se (to one another; one to the other) · gl unha á outra (to one another; one to the other) · pl nawzajem (to one another; one to the other) · fr les uns les autres (to one another; one to the other) · uk оди́н о́дного (to one another; one to the other) · nl mekaar (to one another; one to the other) · la invicem (to one another; one to the other) · hy իրար (to one another; one to the other) · tr birbiri (to one another; one to the other) · be адзі́н аднаго́ (to one another; one to the other) · cmn 互相 (to one another; one to the other) · es entre sí (to one another; one to the other) · cy ein gilydd (to one another; one to the other) · nn einannan (to one another; one to the other) · is hvor af öðrum du (to one another; one to the other) · km គ្នា (to one another; one to the other) · la alii alios (to one another; one to the other) · sq njëri-tjetri (to one another; one to the other) · eo unu la alian (to one another; one to the other) · ja お互いに (to one another; one to the other) · alt бирӱ бирӱзин (to one another; one to the other) · ru друг дру́га (to one another; one to the other) · ja お互い (to one another; one to the other) · mk меѓусебно (to one another; one to the other) · xcl միմեանց (to one another; one to the other) · es unos a/con otros (los) (to one another; one to the other) · gl un ao outro (to one another; one to the other) · pt se (to one another; one to the other) · kmr hev (to one another; one to the other) · ru взаи́мно (to one another; one to the other) · gl uns aos outros (to one another; one to the other) · mhr ваш (to one another; one to the other) · ko 서로 (to one another; one to the other) · gd gach aon (to one another; one to the other) · xag 𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕚𐕎 (to one another; one to the other) · ja 互い (to one another; one to the other) · vi nhau (to one another; one to the other) · es mutuamente (to one another; one to the other) · ar بَعْضُهُ الْبَعْض (to one another; one to the other) · cmn 交互 (to one another; one to the other) · el αλλήλων (to one another; one to the other) · ga a chéile (to one another; one to the other) · it a vicenda (to one another; one to the other) · gd a chèile (to one another; one to the other) · ta ஒருவருக்கொருவர் (to one another; one to the other) · yue 互相 (to one another; one to the other) · mg isika samy isika (to one another; one to the other) · fi toisensa (to one another; one to the other) · nn kvarannan (to one another; one to the other) · fa همدیگر (to one another; one to the other) · ms saling (to one another; one to the other) · crh bir-biri (to one another; one to the other) · cy y naill y llall (to one another; one to the other) · es el uno con/sobre el otro (to one another; one to the other) · la alter alterum (to one another; one to the other) · tly ینده (to one another; one to the other) · mi tau- (to one another; one to the other) · es el uno al otro (to one another; one to the other) · pl jeden drugiego (to one another; one to the other) · tl isa't isa (to one another; one to the other) · mk еден на друг (to one another; one to the other) · fa یکدیگر (to one another; one to the other) · he זה את זה (to one another; one to the other) · cy ei gilydd (to one another; one to the other) · ka ერთმანეთი (to one another; one to the other) · eu elkar (to one another; one to the other) · eo unu al la alia (to one another; one to the other) · af mekaar (to one another; one to the other) · pt um ao outro (to one another; one to the other) · sga imma (to one another; one to the other) · fr l'un l'autre (to one another; one to the other) · haw kekahi me kekahi (to one another; one to the other) · nl elkaar (to one another; one to the other) · nv ahił (to one another; one to the other) · mt xulxin (to one another; one to the other) · tyz căn (to one another; one to the other) · syc ܚܕܕܐ (to one another; one to the other) · cy eich gilydd (to one another; one to the other) · id saling (to one another; one to the other)