2common noun
plural commons 1 [count] : a public area or park usually in the center of a town or city
▪ the town common ▪ Boston Common 2 commons US : a place where meals are served at a school, college, etc. [singular] ▪ a dining commons [plural] ▪ The campus has several dining commons. 3 the Commons : house of commons
▪ the town common ▪ Boston Common
in common
: shared together
▪ Intersecting lines have one point in common. ◊People who have something in common share interests, beliefs, attitudes, opinions, etc.
▪ We have a lot (of things) in common (with each other). ▪ You're a musician too? I guess we have a lot in common. ▪ She's very nice, but we have nothing in common. ◊Things that have something in common share features or characteristics.
▪ The cameras have/share some basic features in common. ▪ The two cultures have a lot in common (with each other). ▪ The film has more in common with the director's earlier works than with his most recent projects. ▪ (formal) The town, in common with [=like] others in the region, depends on the tourism industry.
▪ Intersecting lines have one point in common. ◊People who have something in common share interests, beliefs, attitudes, opinions, etc.
▪ We have a lot (of things) in common (with each other). ▪ You're a musician too? I guess we have a lot in common. ▪ She's very nice, but we have nothing in common. ◊Things that have something in common share features or characteristics.
▪ The cameras have/share some basic features in common. ▪ The two cultures have a lot in common (with each other). ▪ The film has more in common with the director's earlier works than with his most recent projects. ▪ (formal) The town, in common with [=like] others in the region, depends on the tourism industry.
