each other
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each other
- /iːˈt͡ʃʌð.ə/ UK
- /iˈt͡ʃʌð.ɚ/ Canada, US
- /iˈt͡ʃʌ.ðɚ/ Canada, US
- /iːˈt͡ʃað.ə/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Middle English ech other, yche othere, ich othir, eche other, ilk oþer, from Old English ǣlċ ōþer (“each other”), equivalent to each + other. Cognate with Scots ilk other (“each other”),
West Frisian elkoar (“each other”), Dutch elkander, elkaar (“each other”).
pronoun each other's
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To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects
"They love each other", Mr. Chad said.
Similar: one another
Translations
Every language
pron to one another; one to the other
| Español | entre sí, mutuamente, el uno al otro, el uno con/sobre el otro, unos a/con otros (los) los |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 서로 seoro |
| 日本語 | お互いに o-tagai ni, 互い tagai, お互い otagai |
| 中文 | 互相 hùxiāng, 彼此 bǐcǐ, 交互 jiāohù |
| Português | um ao outro, se |
| Français | l'un l'autre, les uns les autres |
| Deutsch | einander |
| Italiano | a vicenda |
| Ελληνικά | αλλήλων allílon |
| Română | unul pe altul |
| Русский | друг дру́га drug drúga, друг дру́гу drug drúgu, взаи́мно vzaímno |
| Tiếng Việt | nhau |
| العربية | بَعْضُهُ الْبَعْض baʕḍuhu l-baʕḍ |
| עברית | זה את זה, אחד את השני, אחת את השניה |
Talk about this word "each other." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/each%20other. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. each other. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/each%20other "each other." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/each%20other.Cite this
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