common ground noun

1. opinions, interests and aims that you share with somebody, although you may not agree with them about other things
   • ● Despite our disagreements, we have been able to find some common ground.
   • ● We found ourselves on common ground on the question of education.
   • ● to find common ground between the two sides
   • ● Both parties in the debate shared some common ground.
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   Collocations: verb + common ground

   • have
   • share
   • establish

   preposition

   • on common ground
   • common ground between

   phrases

   • an area of common ground

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common ground
noun
VERB + COMMON GROUND have, share The people on the course all share a lot of common ground.
establish, find | find yourself on
PREP. on ~ We found ourselves on common ground on the question of education.
~ between to find common ground between the two sides
PHRASES an area of common ground

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common ground
shared opinions between two people or groups of people who disagree about most other subjects.
It seems increasingly unlikely that the two sides will find any common ground.

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common ground
shared beliefs or interests
There was no common ground between the two sides and the negotiations did not go well.

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common ground
n. Shared beliefs, interests, or ways of understanding; ways in which people are alike.
Bob and Frank don't like each other because they have no common ground.
The only common ground between us is that we went to the same school.
Compare: IN COMMON.

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