Common
adjective
If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
This type of bird is very common in our area.
noun
A common is an area of grassy land, usually in or near a village or small town, where the public is allowed to go.
They used the village common to play football.
adjective
Common can also describe something that is the same and shared by two or more people or things.
They discovered they had a lot in common.
adjective
If you describe a person or their behavior as common, you mean that they are low in social status or lack refinement.
She was criticized for her common manners at the dinner table.
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Disapproving
adverb
Commonly means frequently or typically.
Birds are commonly found in this area.
adjective
If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
This type of bird is very common in our area.
noun
A common is an area of grassy land, usually in or near a village or small town, where the public is allowed to go.
They used the village common to play football.
adjective
Common can also describe something that is the same and shared by two or more people or things.
They discovered they had a lot in common.
adjective
If you describe a person or their behavior as common, you mean that they are low in social status or lack refinement.
She was criticized for her common manners at the dinner table.
Usage tips
Disapproving
adverb
Commonly means frequently or typically.
Birds are commonly found in this area.
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Frequent Occurrence
Used to indicate something you encounter often in everyday life.
Seeing smartphones is common nowadays.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Unique
Suggests a lack of uniqueness or specialness.
Using plastic bags is still common, unfortunately.
Pro Tip 3/3General Truth
Refers to a widely accepted fact or situation.
It is common knowledge that the Earth orbits the Sun.
Pro Tip 1/3Frequent Occurrence
Used to indicate something you encounter often in everyday life.
Seeing smartphones is common nowadays.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Unique
Suggests a lack of uniqueness or specialness.
Using plastic bags is still common, unfortunately.
Pro Tip 3/3General Truth
Refers to a widely accepted fact or situation.
It is common knowledge that the Earth orbits the Sun.
Pro Tip 1/3Frequent Occurrence
Used to indicate something you encounter often in everyday life.
Seeing smartphones is common nowadays.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Unique
Suggests a lack of uniqueness or specialness.
Using plastic bags is still common, unfortunately.
Pro Tip 3/3General Truth
Refers to a widely accepted fact or situation.
It is common knowledge that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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The language of lying —...
are qualitatively different from those based on real experiences. This suggests that creating a false story about a personal topic takes work and results in a different pattern of language use. A technology known as linguistic text analysis has helped to identify four such common patterns
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The five major world...
and then taught them about his heavenly father -- affectionate, forgiving, and attentive. Then, he would invite everyone to a common table to illustrate his Kingdom of God, outcasts, sinners, and saints all eating together. He had only three years before his unconventional wisdom
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What happens during a...
Taking aspirin, which thins the blood, and nitroglycerin, which opens up the artery, can help keep the heart attack from getting worse. In the emergency room, doctors can diagnose a heart attack. They commonly use an electrocardiogram to measure the heart's electrical activity
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How does anesthesia...
including the brain. That's what inhalational anesthetics do. In Western medicine, diethyl ether was the first common one. It was best known as a recreational drug until doctors started to realize that people sometimes didn't notice injuries they received under the influence.
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The psychology of...
but the people around them suffer. Taken to the extreme, this behavior is classified as a psychological disorder called narcissistic personality disorder. It affects one to two percent of the population, more commonly men. It is also a diagnosis reserved for adults.
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Uncommon History of...
nearly seven billion of us on the planet we must all be on our very best behavior please I'm counting on each and every one of you to exercise common courtesy thank you an uncommon history of common courtesy how manners shaped the world is available now
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Are China and the US...
for more than a hundred years. Whether these two great civilizations, these two great countries, can in fact carve out a common future for themselves and for the world? In short, can we carve out a future which is peaceful and mutually prosperous,
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Why do we dream? - Amy...
listing over a hundred common dreams and their meanings. And in the years since, we haven't paused in our quest to understand why we dream. So, after a great deal of scientific research, technological advancement, and persistence,
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Understanding bipolar...
uncomfortable they think they know bipolar disorder but they don't and here are the three things that they most commonly get wrong what bipolar disorder is uncommon I go to a peer support group
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The Deadly Portuguese...
it's such a successful strategy the jellies are one of the most common life forms on the planet but among the jellies and looking somewhat like them is a rather more complex and sinister
Video examples
The language of lying —...
are qualitatively different from those based on real experiences. This suggests that creating a false story about a personal topic takes work and results in a different pattern of language use. A technology known as linguistic text analysis has helped to identify four such common patterns
Video examples
The five major world...
and then taught them about his heavenly father -- affectionate, forgiving, and attentive. Then, he would invite everyone to a common table to illustrate his Kingdom of God, outcasts, sinners, and saints all eating together. He had only three years before his unconventional wisdom
Video examples
What happens during a...
Taking aspirin, which thins the blood, and nitroglycerin, which opens up the artery, can help keep the heart attack from getting worse. In the emergency room, doctors can diagnose a heart attack. They commonly use an electrocardiogram to measure the heart's electrical activity
Video examples
How does anesthesia...
including the brain. That's what inhalational anesthetics do. In Western medicine, diethyl ether was the first common one. It was best known as a recreational drug until doctors started to realize that people sometimes didn't notice injuries they received under the influence.
Video examples
The psychology of...
but the people around them suffer. Taken to the extreme, this behavior is classified as a psychological disorder called narcissistic personality disorder. It affects one to two percent of the population, more commonly men. It is also a diagnosis reserved for adults.
Video examples
Uncommon History of...
nearly seven billion of us on the planet we must all be on our very best behavior please I'm counting on each and every one of you to exercise common courtesy thank you an uncommon history of common courtesy how manners shaped the world is available now
Video examples
Are China and the US...
for more than a hundred years. Whether these two great civilizations, these two great countries, can in fact carve out a common future for themselves and for the world? In short, can we carve out a future which is peaceful and mutually prosperous,
Video examples
Why do we dream? - Amy...
listing over a hundred common dreams and their meanings. And in the years since, we haven't paused in our quest to understand why we dream. So, after a great deal of scientific research, technological advancement, and persistence,
Video examples
Understanding bipolar...
uncomfortable they think they know bipolar disorder but they don't and here are the three things that they most commonly get wrong what bipolar disorder is uncommon I go to a peer support group
Video examples
The Deadly Portuguese...
it's such a successful strategy the jellies are one of the most common life forms on the planet but among the jellies and looking somewhat like them is a rather more complex and sinister
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
No matter who we are or what we look like or what we may believe, it is both possible and, more importantly, it becomes powerful to come together in common purpose and common effort.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
The truth of anything doesn't matter anymore. What's right doesn't matter. What makes economic common sense doesn't matter. I'm blue in the face over it.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Traditions are a common part of our lives. They can be good, and not all traditions are wrong, but sometimes they can take the joy out of life.
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Jeff Bezos
American Businessman
The thing that motivates me is a very common form of motivation. And that is, with other folks counting on me, it's so easy to be motivated.
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Plutarch
Greek Philosopher
All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own.
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George Washington Carver
American Scientist
When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
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Francois Hollande
French Statesman
Our common responsibility is to put Europe's interests first.
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Ian Hislop
Welsh Editor
I get paid to do what I enjoy, not that common a condition.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Common sense is the genius of humanity.
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
No matter who we are or what we look like or what we may believe, it is both possible and, more importantly, it becomes powerful to come together in common purpose and common effort.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
The truth of anything doesn't matter anymore. What's right doesn't matter. What makes economic common sense doesn't matter. I'm blue in the face over it.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Traditions are a common part of our lives. They can be good, and not all traditions are wrong, but sometimes they can take the joy out of life.
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Jeff Bezos
American Businessman
The thing that motivates me is a very common form of motivation. And that is, with other folks counting on me, it's so easy to be motivated.
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Plutarch
Greek Philosopher
All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own.
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George Washington Carver
American Scientist
When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
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Francois Hollande
French Statesman
Our common responsibility is to put Europe's interests first.
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Ian Hislop
Welsh Editor
I get paid to do what I enjoy, not that common a condition.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Common sense is the genius of humanity.
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