Common | Mean of common in English Dictionary

/ˈkɑːmən/

• belonging to or shared by two or more people or groups
1. They have a common ancestor.
2. The people on the island have a sense of common identity.
3. a common goal/interest
4. The pool at the condominiums is common property. [=the pool is owned by all of the condominium owners]
5. The organization works for the common good. [=the public good; the advantage of everyone]
6. He was chosen as the leader by common consent. [=everyone agreed that he should be the leader]
• done by many people
1. It is common practice for one town's fire department to help another town when there is a big fire.
2. a common spelling mistake
• occurring or appearing frequently
1. a common [=widespread] disease
2. Buffalo were once a common [=familiar] sight on the American plains.
3. Electric windows are a common feature in new cars.
4. “Smith” is a common name.
5. The problem is common to laptop computers. = It's common for laptop computers to have this problem.
6. I think some of the most common flowers are also some of the prettiest.

• of a type that is regularly seen and not considered special or unique
1. the common housefly
2. cures for the common cold
• without special rank or status
1. a common soldier
2. You're nothing but a common [=ordinary] thief!
• not having power, wealth, or high status
1. My parents were common [=ordinary, regular] folk.
2. the common people
3. the common man
• expected from polite and decent people
1. He didn't even have the common decency to apologize.
2. It is common courtesy to say “thank you.”
• of or belonging to a low social class
1. His manners are very common.
2. She thought him common and uneducated.
• not unusual
1. This is not just your common-or-garden nightclub.
• Noun
• a public area or park usually in the center of a town or city
1. the town common
2. Boston Common
• a place where meals are served at a school, college, etc.
1. a dining commons
2. The campus has several dining commons.
• shared together
1. Intersecting lines have one point in common.
2. We have a lot (of things) in common (with each other).
3. You're a musician too? I guess we have a lot in common.
4. She's very nice, but we have nothing in common.
5. The cameras have/share some basic features in common.
6. The two cultures have a lot in common (with each other).
7. The film has more in common with the director's earlier works than with his most recent projects.
8. (formal) The town, in common with [=like] others in the region, depends on the tourism industry.