one another

pronoun

1. each other.

one another

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

Usage

See each other.

Word History and Origins

Origin of one another¹

First recorded in 1520–30

Idioms and Phrases

see each other.

Example Sentences

The team aims to further explore how electrons cooperate and influence one another in complex systems.

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“I used to remember how people loved one another and accepted one another despite their differences.”

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"They bring the best out in each other, they know they have to push each other and improve constantly to outdo one another."

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Slowly, painfully, he realizes they are miserable not because of one another but because they are poor, a hardship he has been quietly worsening by pilfering their stores.

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The teams applauded one another loudly but neither set of players was permitted to talk to the press.

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