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Common for Dummies

noun

pronunciation: 'kɑmən

What does Common really mean?

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Common is a word that we often use to describe things that are familiar or widely seen or experienced by many people. It is like when you go to the playground and you see many kids playing on the swings or the slides, that is what we call common because it is something that happens a lot. So when we say something is common, it means that it is something that happens or exists a lot in many places or with many people.

For example, let's talk about common animals. Have you ever seen a cat or a dog? They are very common animals because we can find them in many homes and sometimes even on the streets. But have you ever seen a tiger or a lion roaming around your neighborhood? No, because they are not common animals. They live in special places like zoos or in the wild, but they are not something we see every day.

Now, common can also mean something that is ordinary or not special. Imagine you have a box of crayons, and most of the colors you have are red, blue, and yellow. These colors are very common because they are the colors we see a lot. But if you have a crayon that is a unique color like purple or green, it is not common because it is different from what we usually expect.

So, to sum it up, common is a word we use to describe things that happen or exist a lot or are widely seen or experienced. It can also mean something that is ordinary or not special. Just remember, common things are like the playground with lots of kids playing, or the colors red, blue, and yellow in a box of crayons.

Revised and Fact checked by Ava Hernandez on 2023-10-28 06:05:50

Common In a sentece

Learn how to use Common inside a sentece

  • It is common for people to smile when they are happy.
  • It is common for students to bring a backpack to school.
  • It is common for birds to build nests in trees.
  • It is common for cars to have four wheels.
  • It is common for people to use a phone to communicate.

Common Synonyms

Words that can be interchanged for the original word in the same context.

coarse coarse coarse coarse commons commons green green mutual mutual park park plebeian plebeian uncouth uncouth unwashed unwashed usual usual vernacular vernacular vulgar vulgar vulgar vulgar vulgar vulgar

Common Antonyms

Words that have the opposite context of the original word.

individual individual uncommon uncommon

Common Hypernyms

Words that are more generic than the original word.

parcel parcel parcel of land parcel of land piece of ground piece of ground piece of land piece of land tract tract

Common Hyponyms

Words that are more specific than the original word.

amusement park amusement park funfair funfair pleasure ground pleasure ground village green village green

Common Holonyms

The larger whole to which this word belongs.

populated area populated area urban area urban area

Common Has Instances

Words that are examples of the original word.

central park central park

Common Similar Words

Words that similar to the original word, but are not synonyms.

average average communal communal democratic democratic demotic demotic familiar familiar frequent frequent general general grassroots grassroots inferior inferior informal informal lowborn lowborn ordinary ordinary ordinary ordinary popular popular public public shared shared standard standard unrefined unrefined