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each other

pron
/iːˈt͡ʃʌð.ə/UK/iˈt͡ʃʌð.ɚ/CA/iːˈt͡ʃað.ə/

Etymology

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”).

  1. inherited from ǣlċ ōþer — “each other”
  2. inherited from ech other

Definitions

  1. To one another

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for each other. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA