Common People Cancer I Extra Examples Adjective ˈkɒmən

• a common problem/occurrence/practice
• a common feature/theme
• the most common type of injury
• breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women in this country.

common

1. happening often; existing in large numbers or in many places
• OPPOSITE uncommon
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• a common problem/occurrence/practice
• a common feature/theme
• the most common type of injury
• Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women in this country.
• Jackson is a common English name.
• Some birds that were once a common sight are now becoming rare.
• a common spelling mistake
• Suicide is the most common cause of death amongst men in this age group.
• The disease is very common in young horses.
• Allergies to milk are quite common in childhood.

Extra Examples

• Stomach pain is very common in children.
• These problems now seem fairly common.
• It's a common enough situation, I know.
• Jones and Davies are common Welsh names.
• The fungus is a common sight in woodlands at this time of year.
• The most common complaint from patients was about poor communication.
2. shared by or belonging to two or more people or by the people in a group
• They share a common interest in photography.
• to have a common ancestor/enemy
• the need to cooperate to achieve a common goal
• We are working together for a common purpose.
• The various groups all learn Arabic, so they have a common language.
• common ownership of the land
• This decision was taken for the common good (= the advantage of everyone).
• It is, by common consent, Scotland's prettiest coast (= everyone agrees that it is).
• basic features that are common to all human languages
• This attitude is common to most young men in the armed services.
3. ordinary; not unusual or special
• Shakespeare's work was popular among the common people in his day.
• In most people's eyes she was nothing more than a common criminal.
• You'd think he'd have the common courtesy to apologize (= this would be the polite behaviour that people would expect).
• It's only common decency to let her know what's happening (= people would expect it).

Extra Examples

• Oats were the staple food of the common people.
• Polite letters of rejection are a matter of common courtesy.
4. found or living in quite large numbers; not rare
• the common garden frog
• I wanted a recording of the common cuckoo.
• The swordfish is not common in European waters.
5. typical of somebody from a low social class and not having good manners
• She thought he was very common and uneducated.

Extra Examples

• I wish you wouldn't use that word—it sounds so common.
• I don't like Sandra. She seems a bit common to me.
• Don't use that word, it's awfully common.
• He's as common as muck, but he's a got a lot of posh friends.
6. to be something that everyone knows, especially in a particular community or group
• Their relationship is common knowledge.
7. ordinary; with no special features
8. the ability of a powerful or famous person to talk to and understand ordinary people
9. to be united with somebody about something that you both agree on, believe in or wish to achieve

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French comun (adjective), from Latin communis.