in common

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Prepositional phrase

in common

1. Shared with one or more others.

   My cousin and I have a grandfather and grandmother in common.

2. Held in joint possession.
3. Possessing similar or identical qualities.

   I hate being alone with my boss as we have nothing in common.

   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 4:

     The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: (a) elaters usually 1-spiral, trumpet-shaped and fixed to the capsule valves, distally […]

   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-1:

     Shepard: No, you were right. There is something between us.
     Liara: I knew it! And I knew you felt it, too. But... does this not seem rather strange? Why do I feel so close to you?
     Liara: We have only known each other a short time. We are from two different species. We have almost nothing in common. This makes no sense!

Translations

shared with others

• Bulgarian: съвместно (bg) (sǎvmestno), общо (bg) (obšto)
• Catalan: en comú
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 共有 (zh) (gòngyǒu), 共同的 (zh) (gòngtóng de)

• Dutch: gemeen (nl)
• Finnish: yhteistä (fi)
• French: en commun (fr) m
• Greek:

  Ancient: κοινῇ (koinêi)

• Italian: in comune
• Latin: commūniter
• Portuguese: em comum (pt)
• Russian: совме́стно (ru) (sovméstno), о́бщего (ru) n (óbščevo) (genittive of общее, read: óbščevo)
• Spanish: en común
• Swedish: gemensamt (sv)

held in joint possession

• Dutch: gemeen (nl)
• French: en commun (fr)
• German: gemein (de), gemeinsam (de)
• Italian: in comune
• Swahili: shirika (sw)