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# mutual

adjective (mutual; mutually adv.)

«mutual» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Mutual means felt or done by each of two or more people towards the other: mutual respect, mutual help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutual/#m1)
2. Mutual means shared by two or more people: a mutual friend, a mutual interest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutual/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: «We met through a mutual friend.» In ethics: mutual respect, mutual trust. In business and money: a mutual agreement. Phrase: «The feeling is mutual» means I feel the same about you.

### Examples

- The two teams showed mutual respect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutual/#x1)
- Jack and Ella met through a mutual friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutual/#x2)
- Their friendship was based on mutual trust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutual/#x3)
- We have a mutual love of football. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutual/#x4)
- «I like you.» «The feeling is mutual!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutual/#x5)
- The decision was by mutual agreement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutual/#x6)
- And they made this mutual agreement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutual/#x7)

### Note

«Mutual» means two-way. Trap: some say «common friend», but «mutual friend» (a friend of both people) is the usual phrase. Adverb: mutually (mutually helpful).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mutual» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutual/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mutual» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mutual.html) on Mova free.