Standard Lemma guide

mutually

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈmjut͡ʃuəli/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmjuːtʃʊəli/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-tʃwə-/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-lɪ/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M Y UW1 CH UW0 AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In the same way, each to the other; reciprocally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The contract was mutually binding.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The adventure was mutually beneficial.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in a mutual or shared manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the agreement was mutually satisfactory
  • the goals of the negotiators were not reciprocally exclusive

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reciprocally

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English mutual Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English mutually From mutual + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: երկուստեք (erkustekʻ) — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Armenian: փոխադարձ (pʻoxadarj) — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Belarusian: узае́мна (uzajémna) — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Bulgarian: взаи́мно (vzaímno) — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Catalan: mútuament — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Catalan: mutualment — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 互相 (hùxiāng) — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 相互 (xiānghù) — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Czech: vzájemně — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Dutch: wederzijds — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Esperanto: reciproke — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Esperanto: ambaŭflanke — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Finnish: molemminpuolisesti — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Finnish: vastavuoroisesti — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Finnish: toisiaan — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • French: mutuellement — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Georgian: ორმხრივად (ormxrivad) — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • German: gegenseitig — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Hungarian: kölcsönösen — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Icelandic: gagnkvæmt — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Italian: vicendevolmente — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Japanese: 互いに (tagai ni) — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Korean: 서로 (seoro) — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Latin: mutuē — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Latvian: savstarpēji — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Livonian: vastõpēḑõn — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Macedonian: меѓусебно (meǵusebno) — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Eastern Mari: ваш (vaš) — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Middle English: togidere — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjensidig — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Polish: wzajemnie — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Portuguese: mutuamente — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Romanian: (în mod) mutual — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Russian: взаи́мно (vzaímno) — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Russian: обою́дно (obojúdno) — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Serbo-Croatian: у̏заја̄мно — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȕzajāmno — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Slovak: navzájom — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Slovak: vzájomne — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Slovene: vzajemno — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Spanish: mutuamente — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Swedish: ömsesidigt — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Ukrainian: взає́мно (vzajémno) — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Ukrainian: обопі́льно (obopílʹno) — in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally
  • Armenian: երկուստեք (erkustekʻ) — in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way
  • Armenian: փոխադարձ (pʻoxadarj) — in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way
  • Dutch: wederzijds — in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way
  • Dutch: onderling — in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way
  • Esperanto: reciproke — in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way
  • Esperanto: ambaŭflanke — in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way
  • Finnish: molemminpuolisesti — in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way
  • Italian: vicendevolmente — in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjensidig — in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way
  • Polish: wspólnie — in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way
  • Russian: взаи́мно (vzaímno) — in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way
  • Russian: обою́дно (obojúdno) — in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way
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