one another

American  

pronoun

1. each other.

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one another British  

pronoun

1. Also: each other.  the reflexive form of plural pronouns when the action, attribution, etc, is reciprocal

   they kissed one another

   knowing one another

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one another Idioms  

1. see each other.

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Usage

See each other.

Etymology

Origin of one another

First recorded in 1520–30

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Example Sentences

One crime expert describes the thefts as "a game" in which teenagers compete with one another.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

We have to continue to boost one another up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

At the rally in Montgomery, chants of “we won’t go back” echoed through crowds gathered near the Alabama Capitol, where both Confederate and civil rights monuments stand within view of one another.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

To examine that interconnectedness, she introduces such concepts as “pervasive sensory entanglement”—the state in which our brains exist, with all our senses chattering away at one another.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

For several moments Peter and Mutti did not speak, but sat there just looking at one another across the kitchen.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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