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common

US /ˈkɑmən/

adjective Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

It is common for employees to work from home on Fridays.

Word Family

NounNoun
common gốc commonness commonality
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
common gốc
AdverbAdv

Synonyms

  • usualoccurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
  • widespreadwidely circulated or diffused
  • generala general officer of the highest rank

Collocations

  • Easy learn common English everyday conversation phrases
    to learn common English everyday conversation phrases, meaning to gain knowledge or skills
  • Medium find meaningful common ground between conflicting parties
    to find meaningful common ground between conflicting parties, meaning to come upon, as if by accident; meet with
  • Hard analyze the economic tragedy of the unregulated commons
    to analyze the economic tragedy of the unregulated commons, meaning to consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
  • Very Hard basic human common decency dictates prompt restitution
    describing basic human common decency dictates prompt restitution (a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use)

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.

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