Common

Today’s Word of the Day is common, an adjective. It is common in reading, conversation and the news, so it is well worth knowing.

Meaning

  • Word: common
  • Part of speech: adjective
  • Meaning: Found often or in many places; ordinary.

Example sentences

  • Colds are common in the rainy season.
  • Smith is a very common surname in Britain.

Related words

Words connected with common: usual, frequent, widespread (opposite: rare).

Practise it today

Try using common in a sentence of your own today. Writing about your own life makes new vocabulary much easier to remember.

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