Dictionary

mutually en · ADV

Pronunciation

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• /ˈmjuːtʃʊəli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /-lɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /-tʃwə-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈmjut͡ʃuəli/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English mutual Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English mutually From mutual + -ly.

Meanings

1. In the same way, each to the other; reciprocally.
   • Each written word when spoken is mutually incomprehensible between a Mandarin speaker in Beijing and a Cantonese speaker in Hong Kong. If you think that’s odd, consider our number system: the symbol “9” is universally recognized but it’s pronounced “nine” in English and “devet” in Slovenian. 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2022:
   • The contract was mutually binding.
   • The deepening strategic partnership between the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation and their mutually reinforcing attempts to undercut the rules-based international order run counter to our values and interests. 2022, NATO 2022 Strategic Concept, NATO, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2022, page 5:
2. In a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way.
   • The adventure was mutually beneficial.

Forms

Deriveds

mutually consent · mutually assured destruction · nonmutually · mutually intelligible · mutually exclusive

Synonyms

reciprocally (in the same way) · collectively (in a shared manner) · equally · similarly (in the same way) · equivalently (in the same way) · in kind (in the same way) · together · evenly

Translations (56)

eo ambaŭflanke (in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way) · ru взаи́мно (in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way) · eo ambaŭflanke (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · de gegenseitig (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · sh ȕzajāmno (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · cs vzájemně (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · eo reciproke (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · sh у̏заја̄мно (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · ru взаи́мно (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · liv vastõpēḑõn (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · fi molemminpuolisesti (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · nl onderling (in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way) · ca mutualment (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · pl wzajemnie (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · hy փոխադարձ (in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way) · hy երկուստեք (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · sv ömsesidigt (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · nb gjensidig (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · fi vastavuoroisesti (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · lv savstarpēji (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · pl wspólnie (in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way) · uk взає́мно (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · it vicendevolmente (in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way) · ka ორმხრივად (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · cmn 相互 (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · ru обою́дно (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · mhr ваш (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · ru обою́дно (in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way) · nl wederzijds (in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way) · sl vzajemno (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · is gagnkvæmt (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · enm togidere (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · es mutuamente (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · ja 互いに (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · it vicendevolmente (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · fi toisiaan (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · ko 서로 (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · sk vzájomne (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · eo reciproke (in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way) · ca mútuament (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · mk меѓусебно (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · pt mutuamente (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · fr mutuellement (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · sk navzájom (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · nb gjensidig (in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way) · cmn 互相 (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · fi molemminpuolisesti (in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way) · be узае́мна (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · hy երկուստեք (in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way) · ro (în mod) mutual (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · nl wederzijds (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · hy փոխադարձ (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · hu kölcsönösen (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · uk обопі́льно (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · bg взаи́мно (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) · la mutuē (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally)