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

It is unclear if “smog” has ever been listed on a death certificate in Los Angeles, but in the smoggy autumn of 1954, three infants, each 3 months old and living as far apart from one another as Hollywood and Van Nuys and San Pedro, died of breathing problems within 45 minutes of each other.

From Los Angeles Times

It highlights the strength we draw from one another and the trust we place in God and in the people with whom we build community.

From The Wall Street Journal

“St. Elmo’s Fire,” “Less Than Zero,” “Pretty in Pink” — all are stories about young adult cliques and clans, movies chronicling adolescent identity and the pervasive loneliness that exists when we inevitably drift apart from one another, when we push one another away.

From Los Angeles Times

At its core, “Survivor” is about watching people from all walks of life dropped into a remote, unforgiving landscape where they must outwit, outplay and outlast one another for a $1 million prize — hungry, exhausted and sore, roasting in the blazing sun or shivering through rainstorms, and enduring grueling physical competitions.

From Los Angeles Times

That may be one another reason Valero stock was up today, Blair added.

From Barron's

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