adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈmjut͡ʃuəli/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmjuːtʃʊəli/
Received-Pronunciation:/-tʃwə-/
Received-Pronunciation:/-lɪ/
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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