Meaning & use
one another each other
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Meanings
pronoun
used to show that two or more people or things do the same thing to or for the other(s).
Grammar: Used as an object, not a subject: They like each other. Not: Each other likes them.
Patterns
- each other
- one another
- help each other
- talk to one another
The two sisters call each other every day.
The students helped one another with the project.
They looked at each other and smiled.
pronoun
used to say that a feeling or action is mutual between people.
Grammar: Often after verbs like 'love', 'know', 'understand': They love each other.
Patterns
- love each other
- know one another
- understand each other
The couple have known each other since childhood.
The teams respect one another.
Common combinations
- help each other
- Neighbors should help each other in a crisis.
- talk to one another
- They stopped talking to one another after the argument.
- learn from each other
- The two companies learn from each other.
- next to each other
- They sat next to each other on the plane.
Synonyms and how they differ
- mutually
- An adverb meaning in the same way toward the other; use it when you need an adverb, not a pronoun.
Commonly confused: one another each other or themselves?
one another each other vs themselves
Reflexive, used when the subject and object are the same: They hurt themselves. 'Each other' means they hurt one another, not themselves.
Practice
Which sentence is correct?
Choose one answer.
'Each other' is an object pronoun, so it comes after the verb: They help each other. It cannot be the subject, so the other options are wrong.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “one another each other”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.