each other

UK/iːˈt͡ʃʌð.ə/Canada, US/iˈt͡ʃʌð.ɚ/Canada, US/iˈt͡ʃʌ.ðɚ/Australia/iːˈt͡ʃað.ə/

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

“"They love each other", Mr. Chad said.”

Meanings

pronouneach other (possessive each other's)

possessive each other's

  1. pronounreciprocalTo 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.

    5 more examples

    "You all don't take care of each other, do you? Mr. Chad said.

    Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet: or anon we shot into a clearing, with a colored glimpse of the lake and its curving shore far below us.

    1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC

    There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.[…]Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place. 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: one another

Synonyms & antonyms

pronounTo one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects

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Origin

  1. Old Englishǣlċ ōþer“each other”
  2. Middle Englishech other
  3. Englisheach 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”).

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Translations

Afrikaans mekaar
  • mekaarto one another; one to the other
Ancient Greek ἀλλήλων
  • ἀλλήλων (allḗlōn)to one another; one to the other
Arabic بَعْضُهُ الْبَعْض
  • بَعْضُهُ الْبَعْض (baʕḍuhu l-baʕḍ)to one another; one to the other
Basque elkar
  • elkarto one another; one to the other
Catalan l'un a l'altre, mútuament
  • l'un a l'altreto one another; one to the other
  • mútuamentto one another; one to the other
Chinese Cantonese 互相
  • 互相 (wu⁶ soeng¹)to one another; one to the other
Chinese Mandarin 互相, 彼此
  • 互相 (hùxiāng)to one another; one to the other
  • 彼此 (bǐcǐ)to one another; one to the other
  • 交互 (jiāohù)to one another; one to the other
Danish hinanden
  • hinandento one another; one to the other
Dutch elkaar, elkander
  • elkaarto one another; one to the other
  • elkanderto one another; one to the other
  • mekaarto one another; one to the other
Esperanto unu al la alia, unu la alian
  • unu al la aliato one another; one to the other
  • unu la alianto one another; one to the other
Finnish toisensa, toinen toisensa
  • toisensato one another; one to the other
  • toinen toisensato one another; one to the other
French l'un l'autre, les uns les autres
  • l'un l'autreto one another; one to the other
  • les uns les autresto one another; one to the other
German einander
  • einanderto one another; one to the other
Greek αλλήλων
  • αλλήλων (allílon)to one another; one to the other
Hawaiian kekahi i kekahi, kekahi me kekahi
  • kekahi i kekahito one another; one to the other
  • kekahi me kekahito one another; one to the other
Hebrew זה את זה, אחד את השני
  • זה את זהto one another; one to the other
  • אחד את השניto one another; one to the other
  • אחת את השניהto one another; one to the other
Hungarian egymás
  • egymásto one another; one to the other
Icelandic hver annar, hvor annar du
  • hver annarto one another; one to the other
  • hvor annar duto one another; one to the other
  • hvor af öðrum duto one another; one to the other
Indonesian saling
  • salingto one another; one to the other
Irish a chéile
  • a chéileto one another; one to the other
Italian a vicenda
  • a vicendato one another; one to the other
Japanese お互いに, 互い
  • お互いに (o-tagai ni)to one another; one to the other
  • 互い (tagai)to one another; one to the other
  • お互い (otagai)to one another; one to the other
Korean 서로
  • 서로 (seoro)to one another; one to the other
Latin inter se, alii alios
  • inter seto one another; one to the other
  • alii aliosto one another; one to the other
  • alter alterumto one another; one to the other
  • invicemto one another; one to the other
  • ad invicemto one another; one to the other
Malay saling
  • salingto one another; one to the other
Māori tau-
  • tau-to one another; one to the other
Norwegian Bokmål hverandre
  • hverandreto one another; one to the other
Persian همدیگر, یکدیگر
  • همدیگر (hamdigar)to one another; one to the other
  • یکدیگر (yekdigar)to one another; one to the other
Polish nawzajem, jeden drugiego
  • nawzajemto one another; one to the other
  • jeden drugiegoto one another; one to the other
  • jeden drugiemuto one another; one to the other
Portuguese um ao outro, se
  • um ao outroto one another; one to the other
  • seto one another; one to the other
Romanian unul pe altul
  • unul pe altulto one another; one to the other
Russian друг дру́га, друг дру́гу
  • друг дру́га (drug drúga)to one another; one to the other
  • друг дру́гу (drug drúgu)to one another; one to the other
  • взаи́мно (vzaímno)to one another; one to the other
Scottish Gaelic a chèile, càch a chèile
  • a chèileto one another; one to the other
  • càch a chèileto one another; one to the other
  • gach aonto one another; one to the other
Spanish entre sí, mutuamente
  • entre síto one another; one to the other
  • mutuamenteto one another; one to the other
  • el uno al otroto one another; one to the other
  • el uno con/sobre el otroto one another; one to the other
  • unos a/con otros (los) (los)to one another; one to the other
Swedish varandra, varann
  • varandrato one another; one to the other
  • varannto one another; one to the other
Tagalog isa't isa
  • isa't isato one another; one to the other
Tamil ஒருவருக்கொருவர், ஒருவரையொருவர்
  • ஒருவருக்கொருவர் (oruvarukkoruvar)to one another; one to the other
  • ஒருவரையொருவர் (oruvaraiyoruvar)to one another; one to the other
Thai กันและกัน
  • กันและกัน (gan-lɛ́-gan)to one another; one to the other
Turkish birbiri
  • birbirito one another; one to the other
Ukrainian оди́н о́дного, оди́н о́дному
  • оди́н о́дного (odýn ódnoho)to one another; one to the other
  • оди́н о́дному (odýn ódnomu)to one another; one to the other
Vietnamese nhau
  • nhauto one another; one to the other
Welsh ein gilydd, eich gilydd
  • ein gilyddto one another; one to the other
  • eich gilyddto one another; one to the other
  • ei gilyddto one another; one to the other
  • y naill y llallto one another; one to the other
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APA

each other. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/each%20other

MLA

“each other.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/each%20other. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “each other,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/each%20other.

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