each other's

pronoun

The possessive form of each other.

“The students critiqued each other's proposals.”

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Meanings

pronoun

alternative obsolete each others

  1. possessiveThe possessive form of each other.

    The students critiqued each other's proposals.

    1 more example

    And I cannot guess what we’ll discover when we turn the dirt with our arms cupped like shovels; but I know our filthy hands will wash each other's and not one speck will remain.

    2005 August 30, Death Cab for Cutie, “Soul Meets Body”, in Plans

Origin

From each other + -'s.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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