each other
UK/iːˈt͡ʃʌð.ə//iˈt͡ʃʌð.ɚ/
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.
Pronoun
each other (possessive each other's)
- 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.
- "You all don't take care of each other, do you? Mr. Chad said.
- Synonyms:
- one another
each other meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Odia and Tagalog
each other in Tamil
- to one another; one to the other
- ஒருவருக்கொருவர் oruvarukkoruvar, ஒருவரையொருவர் oruvaraiyoruvar
each other in Malayalam
- each other
- തമ്മിൽ tammil
- each other; one another
- പരസ്പരം parasparaṁ
- each other, one another
- അന്യോന്യം anyōnyaṁ
each other in Odia
- each other; one another
- ପରସ୍ପର paraspara
each other in Tagalog
- to one another; one to the other
- isa't isa
More languagesFewer languages
- each other in Arabic
- بَعْضُهُ الْبَعْض baʕḍuhu l-baʕḍ
- each other in Malay
- saling
- each other in Indonesian
- saling
- each other in Persian
- همدیگر hamdigar, یکدیگر yekdigar
- each other in Thai
- กันและกัน gan-lɛ́-gan
- each other in Vietnamese
- nhau
Examples of each other in a sentence
- Pushing men hustle each other at the windows of the purser's office, under pretence of expecting letters or despatching telegrams.1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC:
- We've known each other many years, but this is the first time you ever came to me for counsel or for help.1972 March 14, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather, spoken by Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), Paramount Pictures:
- It was the first time United had conceded six goals at Old Trafford since 1930, when Huddersfield won 6-0 and Newcastle 7-4 within four days of each other.2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1-6 Man City”, in BBC Sport:
Synonyms of each other
Forms of each other
| possessive | each other's |
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Origin of each other
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”).
Words formed from each other
Questions about each other
- What does each other mean?
- Each other means to one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects.
- What is each other in Tamil?
- Each other in Tamil is ஒருவருக்கொருவர் (oruvarukkoruvar), ஒருவரையொருவர் (oruvaraiyoruvar). See Each other meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use each other in a sentence?
- Pushing men hustle each other at the windows of the purser's office, under pretence of expecting letters or despatching telegrams.
- What part of speech is each other?
- Each other is a pronoun.
- How do you pronounce each other?
- Each other is pronounced /iːˈt͡ʃʌð.ə/ (UK).
Words near each other in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: each other (page history and authors); അന്യോന്യം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ପରସ୍ପର (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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