Definitions for each other
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
each` oth′er*(pron.)
each the other; one another (used as a compound reciprocal pronoun):
to love each other; to hold each other's hands; to talk to each other.
Category: Usage Note
* Usage: Usage guides advise that each other be used only of two, and one another only of three or more or of an indefinite number. In standard practice, however, these expressions are used interchangeably, without distinction as to number.
Origin of each other:
bef. 1000
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
each other(pronoun)ʃ
indicates every person or thing does sth to the others
Try to help each other more.; The women sat talking to each other for hours.
Wiktionary
each other(Pronoun)
to one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects:
Translations for each other
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
each other(adverb)
used as the object when an action takes place between two (loosely, more than two) people etc
They wounded each other.
- mekaarAfrikaans
- بَعْضَهمـاArabic
- всеки другBulgarian
- um ao outroPortuguese (BR)
- navzájemCzech
- einanderGerman
- hinandenDanish
- ο ένας τον άλλοGreek
- el uno al otro, mutuamenteSpanish
- teineteist,üksteistEstonian
- همدیگر؛ یکدیگرFarsi
- toisiaanFinnish
- l'un l'autre, l'une l'autre, les uns les autres, les unes les autresFrench
- אֶחָד אֶת הַשֵׁנִיHebrew
- एक दूसरे को, अन्योन्यHindi
- jedan drugogaCroatian
- egymás(t)Hungarian
- salingIndonesian
- hvor/hver annanIcelandic
- l'un l'altroItalian
- お互いにJapanese
- 서로Korean
- vienas kitą, vienas kitamLithuanian
- viens otru; cits cituLatvian
- satu sama lainMalay
- elkaarDutch
- hverandreNorwegian
- sobie (nawzajem)Polish
- همدیگر؛ یکدیگرPersian
- په هر یو کیPashto
- um ao outroPortuguese
- unul pe altulRomanian
- друг другаRussian
- navzájomSlovak
- drug drugegaSlovenian
- jedno drugoSerbian
- varandraSwedish
- ซึ่งกันและกันThai
- birbirini, birbirineTurkish
- 互相，彼此Chinese (Trad.)
- один одногоUkrainian
- ہر دو ، باہمUrdu
- lẫn nhauVietnamese
- 互相Chinese (Simp.)
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